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13.12.2023

Oman / Musact

EJAD-SQU-birba

Local Hydrogen Market

The discussion centers on the key challenges facing Oman’s green hydrogen sector across the full supply chain: production, storage, transportation, and end use. Stakeholders explore how market design, policy frameworks, and infrastructure planning can accelerate project development while managing costs, risks, and technical uncertainties.

Topics include barriers related to renewable energy availability, electrolyzer deployment, land and water needs, permitting processes, and access to finance. Special focus is given to storage pathways—such as compressed hydrogen, liquefied hydrogen, and ammonia—assessing safety, cost, and local suitability.

Attention is also placed on building reliable demand, including potential applications in industry, power, mobility, and export markets, and how long-term offtake agreements can support investment certainty. Structured “what, why, and how” discussions help shift from identifying problems to defining workable solutions and coordinated next steps for Oman’s hydrogen ecosystem.