Oman offers green hydrogen project sites

Auction of government-owned land part of strategy to become a key global producer and exporter

Oman has invited international developers to bid for project sites on government-owned land as part of a new strategy aimed at achieving 1mn t/yr of green hydrogen production by 2030. First-round auctions will open on 6 November, with site awards expected in 2023. The auction process will be managed Hydrom, a new subsidiary of state-owned Energy Development Oman, which the government has set up to execute its hydrogen strategy. “We at Hydrom look forward to working with international partners to build the future of energy,” says Firas al-Abduwani, managing director of Hydrom. “The bid round we announced is the first of its kind globally and we are convinced it will help accelerate the develo