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As Oman ramps up its ambition to produce up to 8.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2050, a new study suggests that retrofitting the country’s natural gas pipeline infrastructure could provide a cost-effective and technically viable solution for hydrogen transport—both domestically and for export.

As global energy markets accelerate their pivot toward clean technologies, Morocco is strategically positioning itself to capitalize on emerging sectors, notably electric vehicle (EV) batteries and green hydrogen.

Plug Power has entered into a 2 GW electrolyzer agreement with Allied Green Ammonia for a $5.5 billion green chemical complex in Uzbekistan.

With projects in India, Europe, and Southeast Asia moving into advanced planning or early deployment phases, hydrogen’s transition from a policy aspiration to a commercial reality is gaining traction—though challenges remain, particularly around scale, capital expenditure, and offtake certainty.

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Green Hydrogen Company’s ambitious project is progressing rapidly, with 80% of construction completed across various sites including a green hydrogen facility, wind garden, solar farm, and transmission grid in the emerging city of Oxagon.

Arctech has signed a strategic agreement with India’s ACME Cleantech Solutions to supply 175 MWp of solar trackers for a landmark green ammonia project in Duqm, Oman.

Jordanian Council of Ministers approved a land use agreement with Ocior Energy, an India-based renewable energy firm, clearing the path for feasibility studies into a green hydrogen production project on Jordanian soil.

A $550 million infrastructure project at Oman’s Port of Duqm is positioning the Gulf as a serious contender in the global race to scale low-carbon industrial supply chains, with Investcorp’s infrastructure arm, AIIP, taking a central role.

Neom’s green hydrogen project, the largest of its kind globally, was conceived with the capacity to produce 600 tonnes of…

OQ Gas Networks SAOG (OQGN), the exclusive operator of Oman’s natural gas transmission network, has signed a Term Sheet Cooperation Agreement with Belgium-based energy infrastructure group Fluxys.