Oman’s capital Muscat has been hit by a power blackout, among several other provinces, but electricity will be restored gradually in about four hours, the Authority of Public Services Regulation said on Twitter.

The outage is expected to affect operations at Muscat International Airport, Oman Airports said in a statement.

“Our concerned team… is currently dealing with the power outage affecting the vicinity of the airport,” it added.

Meanwhile, Oman News Agency said, in a post on Twitter (1:30 pm), quoting the Public Services Regulatory Authority, that “the governorates most affected by the sudden power outage are Muscat, parts of South Al Batinah, North and South Al Sharqiyah, and Al Dakhiliyah.”

Oman’s public services regulator did not give any reasons for the outage. – The Peninsula

Source: Civil Aviation Authority – Qatar