Belt and Road Summit 2025- Deal-making

10–16 Sept 2025 | China (Hong Kong)

Rumaitha Al Busaidi

Development Manager

Hydrogen Oman

Duqm, Oman

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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
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About me

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。

她在2021年在TED演講中探討了為何女性在解決氣候變遷議題中至關重要,該演講的瀏覽次數超過100萬次,大增其在全球永續發展運動中的號召力。她畢業於哈佛甘迺迪學院和牛津大學,曾入選BBC百大女性榜單、路透氣候領域25位傑出女性榜單以及《快公司》最具商業創意人物榜單。十多年前,她成為滑雪到達南極的最年輕的阿曼人,這段經歷繼續激勵她以大膽且目標驅動的態度領導團隊。

Speaker sessions (1)

Thursday, 11 September 2025

13:30 - 15:00

Project Investment Session: Middle East & ASEAN Market Focus (One-to-Many Forum)

Location:Project Investment Room, Hall 5ETrack:Project Investment Session

Marketplace (1)

  • Project

    Oman's Round 3 Green Hydrogen Auction

    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.

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    • Project Planning
    • Energy Management
    • Environmental Services
    • Energy and Natural Resources
    • Public-Private Partnership Project
    • Public–private partnership / Concession
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    Rumaitha Al Busaidi

    Development Manager at Hydrogen Oman

    Duqm, Oman