Hydrom, the orchestrator and master planner of Oman’s green hydrogen industry, has announced the incorporation of a new company, provisionally named ‘InfraCo’, to set up common infrastructure that will be shared by developers of green hydrogen (gH2) projects in the Sultanate of Oman.

Muscat: The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (Opaz) and Asyad Group signed a momentous concession agreement to kick off the development of the highly anticipated Muscat International Airport Free Zone.

MUSCAT: A convoy of hydrogen-powered SUVs — showcasing BMW’s groundbreaking iX5 Hydrogen model — arrives in Muscat this week, en route from COP28 in Dubai, to mark the start of the Green Hydrogen Summit Oman (GHSO) 2023, at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre from December 12, 2023.

MUSCAT: International ratings agency Moody’s has raised Oman’s credit rating for the second time in a row from Ba1, up from Ba1, and revise the outlook to ‘stable’, from ‘positive’.

MUSCAT: Nama Power & Water Procurement Company (Nama PWP), the sole buyer of power and water output in the Sultanate of Oman, has identified for procurement a new large-scale solar PV based Independent Power Project (IPP) with a launch date penciled in for 2029.

MUSCAT: A trio of international financial institutions has come together to provide $301.8 million in project finance towards the construction of a 500 MW capacity solar PV project currently in the initial stages of development at Manah in Oman’s Al Dakhiliyah Governorate.

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources (MAFWR) has rolled out a strategic plan, offering lucrative investment openings for the management and operation of fish markets in the Sultanate of Oman.

MUSCAT: Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) – part of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) – celebrated on Thursday, December 7, 2023, the formal opening of a major shrimp farming project at Al Khuwaymah in Jalan Bani Bu Ali Wilayat.

MUSCAT: South Korea is hosting a key hydrogen forum in Muscat on December 12, 2023 that seeks to capitalize on commitments by a number of Korean firms to participate in Oman’s massive green hydrogen production industry.

MUSCAT : The Sultanate of Oman’s long-term strategy to develop a hydrogen-centric economy has the potential to create anywhere between 291,000 and 381,000 employment opportunities by 2050, according to a new report published this week.

MUSCAT: A proposed rail link being weighed between the industrial hub of Duqm on Oman’s southeastern coast and the Saudi capital Riyadh is envisioned to also connect a major economic zone currently in the early stages of development in the Sultanate of Oman’s Al Dhahirah Governorate.

Muscat: The Government of Oman, Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), Port of Amsterdam, Zenith Energy Terminals and GasLog have agreed to study the feasibility of a liquid hydrogen supply chain, to deliver Omani green hydrogen to the Port of Amsterdam and onwards to Europe.