Category: Reports and Studies

Global Hydrogen Review 2023

IEA will publish Global Hydrogen Review 2023 on the 22nd of September which is considered an annual publication by the International Energy Agency that tracks hydrogen production and demand worldwide, as well as progress in critical areas such as infrastructure development, trade, policy, regulation, investments and innovation. The report is an output of the Clean Energy Ministerial […]
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Renewable Energy Manufacturing: Opportunities for Southeast Asia

This report, by the Asian Development Bank, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All, presents an assessment of the potential of renewable energy manufacturing in Southeast Asia across three sectors: solar photovoltaic (PV), batteries, and electric two-wheelers. It also proposes potential ambition and outcomes for each sector and identifies key opportunities for intraregional […]
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Oman’s OETC completes projects worth $156mln in 2022

Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) expects to connect up to 2.25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy to its transmission grid by 2026, according to the company’s latest five-year capability statement. According to the 2023-2027 statement, connection applications were received from Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) for the following projects: 1,000 megawatts (MW) Solar […]
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New solar, wind projects on anvil in Oman

A raft of new solar and wind-based power generation projects is being lined up for procurement to help meet electricity demand growth in the Sultanate of Oman over the next six years. Provisional plans drawn up by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), the single buyer of all new electricity and water output, envision […]
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Oman’s huge renewable hydrogen potential can bring multiple benefits in its journey to net zero emissions

New IEA report presented to Omani Minister shows how rich renewable resources and vast land expanses could make Oman a competitive low-emissions hydrogen supplier by 2030 Oman’s high-quality renewable energy resources and vast tracts of available land make it well placed to produce large quantities of low-emissions hydrogen – a fledgling industry today that can […]
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Oman on track to become the largest green hydrogen exporter in the Middle East – IEA

Today, oil and gas represent around 60 percent of Oman’s export income, and domestic natural gas accounts for over 95 percent of the country’s electricity generation. The production of hydrocarbons has a dominant role in Oman’s economy with oil and gas representing around 60% of total export income in recent years. In 2022, Oman announced […]
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Green Hydrogen and Oman Vision 2040

It is widely expected that the in-country production of Green Hydrogen can profoundly help decarbonise many sectors in Oman. And the country is on its way, says Dr M Ramaswamy, Former Technical Expert, Government of Oman Climate change is the highest-profile issue on the global sustainable development agenda. And Oman Vision 2040[1] is the Sultanate’s gateway […]
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A review of recent renewable energy status and potentials in Oman

ِA study published in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal revealed the recent renewable energy status and potentials in Oman. This study aimed to assess renewable production and consumption levels including recent renewable energy (solar, wind, biogas, and geothermal) plans and projects in Oman. In doing so, various renewable energy datasets were acquired mostly from […]
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