Oman is moving to anchor its clean-industry ambitions in a single integrated hub, with the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) inviting international consultants to design a Duqm Green Park. Bids for the master plan contract close on July 14, 2026, following the end of tender document sales on June 30, positioning the project as one of the year’s most closely watched industrial initiatives at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) on Oman’s Arabian Sea coast.
The park is envisioned as a co-located industrial ecosystem that links mineral extraction, processing, low-carbon metals production and downstream manufacturing under one plan. The aim, according to OPAZ, is to maximise value addition while minimising both emissions and logistics costs by clustering related activities in one location.
Three zones under one master plan
The Duqm Green Park is being structured around three integrated zones:
- A green metals zone for low-carbon metals production, tied to Oman’s growing green steel and aluminium pipeline.
- A green manufacturing zone focused on metals and hydrogen-based downstream industries.
- A silica-based industrial cluster for beneficiation and processing of Oman’s high-quality silica resources.
The silica zone is intended to push output toward higher-value products, including solar glass, float glass, specialty glass, fibreglass, ferrosilicon, silicon-based materials and potentially solar-grade silicon feedstock — a segment central to the global solar supply chain.
What the consultant will deliver
The selected consultant will carry out commercial and feasibility studies, market assessments and investment attraction strategies. The scope also includes developing regulatory frameworks, evaluation methodologies and detailed master plans with advanced engineering designs to guide investment decisions. In effect, the winning firm will shape both the physical layout of the park and the rules that govern how investors enter it.
Building on Duqm’s momentum
The Green Park tender lands amid a busy stretch for the Duqm zone. In June 2026, OPAZ signed 10 agreements and memoranda of understanding attracting roughly OMR3 billion (about US$7.8 billion) in investment commitments for new projects in the zone. Separately, Future Fund Oman has allocated OMR570 million across priority sectors, part of a broader push to channel capital into industry, logistics and clean energy.
Duqm is already the focal point of Oman’s green hydrogen strategy, orchestrated by Hydrom. Through two auction rounds, Oman has awarded eight large-scale green hydrogen projects in Duqm and Dhofar, securing more than US$49 billion in investment commitments and targeting a combined capacity of over one million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030. A third auction round for land in Duqm is underway, with awards expected in 2026.
The green metals angle is advancing in parallel. India’s ACME Group is developing a green hydrogen and green ammonia project at SEZAD, with a first phase producing 100,000 tonnes of green ammonia slated for commissioning before the end of 2026. Meranti Green Steel has awarded engineering work on a 2.5-million-tonnes-per-year green iron project, reinforcing Oman’s bid to become a regional low-carbon metals hub.
What it means
Clustering green metals, manufacturing and silica processing in one master-planned park is designed to capture more of the value chain inside Oman rather than exporting raw feedstock. By co-locating industries that can share power, hydrogen, water and port infrastructure, the Sultanate hopes to lower costs for investors and cut the carbon intensity of energy-heavy sectors — a competitive edge as European and Asian buyers increasingly favour low-emission materials.
The initiative fits squarely within Oman Vision 2040, which prioritises economic diversification away from oil and the development of Duqm as an industrial and logistics gateway. For investors weighing the opportunity, the broader business environment is a growing draw; Oman has been widening residency and investment routes, as detailed in our guide to Oman’s investor and golden visa options for 2026, while day-to-day costs remain competitive compared with regional peers, as outlined in our Muscat cost-of-living guide.
Outlook
Once the master plan contract is awarded after the July 14 deadline, the study phase will determine the park’s final scale, phasing and investment framework. With green hydrogen awards, green steel FEED contracts and billions in fresh Duqm commitments all landing in 2026, the Green Park could become the connective tissue that turns Oman’s scattered clean-industry projects into a single, integrated cluster — provided feasibility work confirms the economics and infrastructure can keep pace.
