Oman’s Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and FreeZones (Opaz) has signed seven MoUs to support various green energy projects in Duqm, the Oman News Agency (ONA) reports. The agreements include renewable energy supply for green hydrogen and ammonia production, land allocation for green hydrogen and ammonia projects, and green steel production. No financial details or a timeline for the projects were disclosed.

First up, green ammonia: Opaz signed an usufruct agreement with Hyport Duqm consortium — which includes OQ group and Deme Group — allocating 150 square km of land for a wind and solar energy generation project with a capacity of 250-500 MW, ONA reports. The renewable energy will be used to produce green ammonia among other hydrogen derivatives.

BP got in on the action: BP Oman and Opaz signed an agreement to set up a plant for green hydrogen derivatives in Duqm, ONA reports. The company will produce 3.3 GW of electricity and set up an ammonia factory to export 150k tons of green hydrogen annually.

And more green hydrogen derivatives: A Posco-Engie consortium also signed a land allocation agreement for a green ammonia and green hydrogen derivatives plant with a capacity of 1.2 mn tons annually, ONA notes.

Shell Oman wasn’t left behind: Opaz, the Port of Duqm Company and Shell Oman inked an agreement to eliminate the carbon from Shell’s green and blue hydrogen project. Just last month, the company selected Duqm as a suitable location for a planned blue hydrogen and ammonia plant, with technical and commercial viability studies underway.

Green steel is also getting some attention: The authority signed three agreements with Vulcan Green Steel — a subsidiary of Jindal Shadeed — to establish a USD 3 bn green steel factory in Duqm with a production capacity of 5 mn tons. Jindal was also eyeing the potential of setting up a green steel plant in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone last June.

REMEMBER- Oman's green hydrogen portfolio is booming: The sultanate awarded two green hydrogen blocs to the Posco-Engie and the Hyport Duqm consortiums in June to build two green hydrogen facilities powered by 6.5 GW of renewable energy and with a 250k ton annual capacity. Oman’s state-owned Hydrom also signed an MoU in July with Hyport to establish a green ammonia facility to be powered by 4 GW of renewables and a production capacity of 1 mn tons.