MUSCAT: An international consortium comprised of OQ, InterContinental Energy and EnerTech, on Monday, announced further progress on the development of the Green Energy Oman (GEO) integrated green fuels mega project.
The project targets producing 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable solar and wind energy, which will be used to produce over 1.8 million tons of zero-carbon green hydrogen per annum.
Najla Zuhair Al Jamali, Executive Manager of Alternative Energy at OQ said that GEO is at the vanguard of mega-scale green fuels projects, which will make Oman at the forefront of countries that implement similar projects.
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Since 2018, renewable energy monitoring devices have been installed to collect data used to conduct the Concept Feasibility and Energy Yield Assessment studies. In parallel, Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) studies have been carried out to explore the opportunities and potentials for GEO project.
The project will utilise Oman’s natural resources of wind and solar to produce green fuels.
