King of Belgium watches presentation on Duqm renewable energy project
King Phillippe of Belgium today watched a visual presentation at Al Alam Palace about HYPORT Duqm, a major hub for renewable energy.
The presentation was made by Oman Investment Authority (OIA) during the King’s current official visit to the Sultanate of Oman. At the outset of the presentation, the monarch was welcomed by Abdulsalam Mohammed Al Murshidi, Chairman of the OIA.
The HYPORT project is being undertaken by the integrated energy company OQ, which has its roots in Oman in collaboration with DEME, a Belgian company. The project combines energy production and logistic activities, with an emphasis on decarbonisation and electricity generation. Scheduled to start operation in 2026, the project is designed to meet global demand for green hydrogen. The project will see the installation of a wind power generation plant and a solar power production facility, with an aggregate capacity of 1.3 gigawatts, to be executed in stages.
The visual presentation was introduced by Talal Hamid Al Awfi, CEO of OQ, who said that the HYPORT project is scheduled to be set up in the area covering 150 square kilometres dedicated to alternative energy at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD).
Al Awfi outlined the benefits of the project, including the conversion of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) into a global hub for the production of environment-friendly green hydrogen. He explained that the Duqm zone boasts a variety of features that make it an attractive and competitive destination for renewable energy projects, thanks to its huge reservoir of renewable natural resources and its sound basic infrastructure that can be linked to the national grid in the future.
Al Awfi underlined the Sultanate’s determination to maintain its position as a regional leader in implementing clean energy projects to accelerate efforts for transformation in the field of energy. He added that in the first phase the project will set up a hydrogen production unit in Duqm with a capacity of 250-500 megawatts.
This is an unofficial English translation of the original Arabic text. To view the official Arabic text, click here.