Sultan Haitham of Oman is aiming to deepen the Chinese role across Oman’s energy value chain, particularly in renewable energy, storage, and green hydrogen.
The Sultanate’s strategy leverages China’s cost efficiencies to expand capacity while ensuring ownership and regulatory standards remain firmly under Omani control.
This note explores the Omani-Chinese energy relations, including:
- Muscat’s planned projects
- Involved Omani and Chinese firms
- Omani reasoning and approach toward Chinese firms
- Minister of Energy Salim Al-Aufi’s stance regarding Chinese involvement
