Green Hydrogen Summit Oman commences today

Green Hydrogen Summit Oman commences today

MUSCAT: The second edition of the Green Hydrogen Summit Oman (GHSO) Conference & Exhibition opens on 5 December 2022, under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, at Oman Convention and Exhibition, Muscat.

Organised with the support of Birba Energy, the 3-day GHSO 2022 will serve to showcase Oman’s newly unveiled green hydrogen strategy, which envisions investments totalling an estimated $190 billion in a future low-carbon economy over the next three decades.

Additionally, the event will provide an important platform for various energy sectors stakeholders to outline their commitments to carbon neutrality in line with Oman’s own Net Zero target set out recently by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.

Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, will deliver the keynote address at the formal opening of the Conference on 6 December 2022.

He will be joined at the opening by a number of Omani dignitaries, including Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Chairman of the Board of Directors – The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ). Also in attendance at the inauguration will be a distinguished line-up of officials from abroad, notably Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director – IEA; Hirohide Hirai, Vice Minister for