A newly-established joint committee in Iraq will discuss renewables offers in a bid to resolve its energy crisis, Sot al Iraq reports. Several Chinese companies have submitted proposals to develop wind and solar facilities, the news outlet quotes committee member and MP Sohaila Al Sultani as saying. Iraq’s Environment Ministry and National Investment Commission are also preparing a new solid waste-to-energy law to attract investments, the Environment Ministry's technical department head Issa Fayad was quoted as saying last month.

Bidding for Oman’s green hydrogen projects to begin this week: State-owned Hydrogen Oman Company (Hydrom) says over 40 companies purchased requests for qualifications for its green hydrogen blocks and will invite bids later this week, Hydrom acting manager Firas Al Abdwani told WAF news. Companies will have until January 2023 to submit their bids. By the end of 1Q 2023, two blocks of land for project development will be awarded in Duqm, followed by an additional four blocks of land in Thumrait by the end of 4Q 2023.