Hydrom is a fully owned independent subsidiary of Energy Development Oman SAOC (EDO) and serves as the overall orchestrator and master planner of Oman’s green hydrogen sector. Its mandate includes setting the strategy and advising government on policies and legal framework for the hydrogen sector in addition to delineating government-owned lands earmarked for hydrogen. Hydrom is also responsible for the structuring of large-scale green hydrogen projects, managing the allocation process to developers, and facilitating the development of shared infrastructure and connected ecosystem industries and hubs. Through its role, Hydrom is advancing In-country Value by generating employment, expanding educational resources and developing localised supply chains and industry-adjacent opportunities across the value chain
Rumaitha Al Busaidi is a strategist shaping Oman’s green hydrogen future, working at the intersection of energy policy, climate diplomacy, and sustainable economic development. In April 2025, she launched the world’s first liquid hydrogen corridor for Oman alongside His Majesty the Sultan and the King of the Netherlands. She also led the successful close of Oman’s second green hydrogen auction round, securing over eleven billion dollars in investment and enabling more than eight gigawatts of renewable energy and four gigawatts of electrolyzer capacity.
Her current focus centers on the Water, Energy, and Food Nexus as a regional framework to advance sustainable foreign policy and strategic cooperation in the Gulf. She serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Energy Transition Nexus and contributes thought leadership on climate strategy, hydrogen development, and trade.
Rumaitha’s 2021 TED Talk on why women are essential to solving climate change has been viewed over one million times, amplifying her voice in the global sustainability movement. A graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Oxford, she has been recognized on the BBC 100 Women list, Reuters Top 25 Women in Climate, and Fast Company Most Creative People in Business. More than a decade ago, she became the youngest Omani to ski to the South Pole, a journey that continues to inspire her bold and purpose-driven approach to leadership.
Rumaitha Al Busaidi 女士是一位正在塑造阿曼綠色氫能未來的策略家,她的工作涵蓋能源政策、氣候外交和永續經濟發展領域。 2025年4月,她領導阿曼蘇丹和荷蘭國王合作開發全球首個液化氫走廊項目,並成功完成阿曼的第二輪綠氫拍賣,爭取110億美元投資,開發超過800萬千瓦再生能源和400千萬瓦電解槽容量。
她目前的工作重點是以水、能源和食物紐帶關係(Water, Energy, and Food Nexus)作為區域框架,推動海灣區的可持續外交政策和戰略合作。她是世界經濟論壇全球未來理事會能源轉型關係(Energy Transition Nexus)的成員,並在氣候策略、氫發展和貿易方面領導思維。
Hydrom's Round 3 auction is pivotal for Oman's goal to become a global green hydrogen leader, attracting investment and expertise to develop export-focused projects, diversifying its economy.