Shell joins Green Energy Oman’s development consortium
Shell takes 35pc stake in Green Energy Oman
The major has become the main developer and operator of the 25GW flagship project
Shell has taken a 35pc stake in Oman’s flagship Green Energy Oman hydrogen project, thereby becoming its main developer and operator. The major joins a development consortium comprised of Omani national energy company OQ, low-carbon fuel developer Intercontinental Energy and Kuwaiti state clean energy fund Enertech. Green Energy Oman, which could produce more than 1.8mn t/yr of green hydrogen from up to 25GW of wind and solar capacity, contracted engineering services firm Worley in April last year to conduct a concept feasibility assessment. In the past year, the project has also awarded contracts for an energy yield assessment to consultancy DNV and an environment and social impact assessme
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