Oman’s strong hydrogen export potential and EU’s strength in renewable technologies and status as a demand centre can provide mutually beneficial grounds for future collaboration, according to EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.
Speaking to delegates at a joint EU-GCC Cooperation on Green Transition session during the Oman Green Hydrogen Summit, on her first visit to the Sultanate, she said, “Europe may have a perception of being a system of very strong rules and slow decision making but we are the first jurisdiction in the world to have set out the rules, and last Friday we managed to conclude our hydrogen package and decarbonisation of gas markets.
“Everyone now knows the rules that Europe will apply to produce, sell and transport hydrogen across the continent. That means we have the same rules in place for 400 million customers. The legislation provides access to third party hydrogen infrastructure including our terminals, pipelines and storage facilities. We believe in the potential of hydrogen.”
The new rules will facilitate the uptake of renewable and low carbon gases, including hydrogen, while ensuring security of supply and affordability of energy for all citizens in the EU.
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