In the context of strengthening international cooperation in the areas of energy transition, His Excellency Mohsen bin Hamad Al-Hadrami, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, participated in the conference of the Japan Center for Cooperation in Petroleum and Sustainable Energy, where he delivered a speech emphasizing the critical need for the development of national competencies to meet the requirements of the energy transition, as well as the role of international cooperation in supporting these efforts, which contributes to achieving sustainable development and enhancing the use of clean energy sources.
On the sidelines of the conference, His Excellency met with a number of officials in the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, where they discussed developments in the energy transition, including Japan's policy in this field, the role of renewable energy and hydrogen in electricity generation, heavy industries, and the logistics sector.
The visit also included a number of leading companies in the fields of energy and technology, where His Excellency visited Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to see the latest technologies in electricity generation turbines that operate on natural gas and hydrogen, as well as electrolysis technologies for hydrogen production, and the role that these technologies play in supporting the energy transition. The visit also included a number of iron and steel companies, where the sector's aspirations towards the use of clean hydrogen in production processes were discussed.
In the transport sector, His Excellency visited Toyota to learn about global and local trends in the use of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel, and also met with a number of Japanese commercial companies importing Omani liquefied natural gas, where the latest developments in the energy market and the strengthening of future cooperation opportunities were discussed.
This visit comes within the framework of the Sultanate of Oman's efforts to strengthen international cooperation in the areas of sustainable energy and benefit from the latest technologies to support energy transition strategies, which contributes to achieving national energy goals and economic and environmental sustainability.