Average hybrid renewable storage price per 250MW in Oman

What is a Green Hydrogen strategy in Oman?

In October 2022, MEM unveiled a Green Hydrogen Strategy and announced the formation of Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), a subsidiary of state-owned Energy Development Oman, to oversee development in the sector. Oman is targeting $140 billion of investment in the green hydrogen industry and hopes to achieve production of 1 million tons per year by 2030.

What is Oman's largest solar power project?

Commercial operations of Oman’s largest utility-scale solar photovoltaic, independent power project, Ibri 2, started in January 2022. Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) awarded the project to a consortium of Saudi and Kuwaiti firms, for which Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) loaned $60 million.

How much will Oman's power sector invest in the next six years?

Taken together with parallel plans for the implementation of a raft of Wind IPPs and combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power projects, total investment in Oman’s power sector is set to balloon to well over $5 billion over the next six years through to 2030.

Will Oman slash its emissions to 50 percent by 2030?

State-owned PDO which aims to slash its emissions to 50 percent of 2019 levels by 2030, is an early pioneer in large-scale solar power projects in Oman. Oman’s integrated oil and gas company OQ is also seeking international partners to replace 40 percent of its three-gigawatt power consumption with renewable energy projects.

How many electric vehicles will Oman have by 2035?

The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) announced in its 2023 plan that Oman will phase out fuel-operated vehicles and ensure that 79 percent of vehicles in the country by 2035 are electric. According to the ministry’s estimates, Oman will have at least 22,000 new electric vehicles (EV) by 2040.

Will Oman achieve net zero emissions by 2050?

Oman has committed to net zero emissions by 2050. The government is looking to expand its electricity-generation capacities through renewable independent power projects (IPP), with plans to derive at least 30 percent of electricity from renewables by 2030, mainly through onshore wind and solar projects.