A research team from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) succeeded in designing an integrated system for measuring and monitoring the wide area of Oman’s electricity transmission network. The system indicates the status and stability of the electrical network, with a view to achieving safe operation and raising its reliability. Dr. Amer bin Saif Al Hinai, Associate […]
Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) has 13 projects in the design stage out of 32 projects planned for the five years from 2023 to 2027, according to the company’s Five-Year Annual Transmission Capability Statement. The projects in the design phase include 400kV and 132kV grid stations and transmission lines and remain subject to detailed investment […]
A leading company in the renewable energy sector in Duqm Economic Zone has obtained the world’s first accredited international certificate for the commercial production of green hydrogen and ammonia. The General Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones welcomed the announcement by “ACME”, the leading Solar Power Developers company, that it had obtained the […]
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals is in the process of appointing a think tank to promote Oman as a hub for production and export of green hydrogen, a senior ministry official said. “It will assess and study the existing legislations related to the sector, investment and its adequacy in a bid to boost […]
Hydrogen Systems – an innovation-driven leader in the hydrogen technology sector based in Saudi Arabia – has announced that it was awarded a contract by Shell Development Oman (Oman Shell) to design, develop and instal Oman’s first hydrogen refueling station. Under the contract, Hydrogen Systems will be responsible for the detailed engineering, procurement, quality assurance […]
After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing “green” hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis at a stroke. Oil producers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman are investing heavily in the climate-friendly fuel in a search for alternative revenues to crude […]
According to a press release issued by SOHAR on Tuesday, Jindal Shadeed, Hydrogen Rise, and Sohar Port and Freezone (SOHAR) have signed an agreement to evaluate the development of the first green hydrogen plant in Sohar, which will decarbonize the steel production process at Jindal Shadeed’s steel manufacturing plant. The partners will analyze the possibility […]
Hydrogen Oman “Hydrom” company, a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman (EDO), announced in a statement that it has signed 6 term-sheet agreements with a number of developers to invest in green hydrogen projects in the Sultanate of Oman, to the tune of more than RO 20 billion over the next seven years. These term-sheet agreements […]
Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) is expected to sign the official contracts with the developers of the proposed multibillion-dollar integrated or legacy green hydrogen projects in the sultanate over the next two to three months, a source close to the project tells MEED. It is understood that the first contracts are scheduled to be signed in May […]
A recent report issued here affirmed that the Sultanate of Oman is on its way to becoming one of the largest exporters of hydrogen in the world by 2030. The report, issued jointly by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals and the International Energy Agency (IEA), demonstrated Oman’s competitive potential as a hub for renewable […]