Hyundai exploring rolling out electric and hydrogen-fueled vehicles in KSA resorts

ELECTRIC VEHICLES-

RSG + Hyundai have eco-friendly mobility plans for KSA resorts: PIF-owned developer Red Sea Global (RSG) has inked a MoU with Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group that will see them validate Hyundai’s eco-friendly mobility solutions at RSG’s resorts in the kingdom, according to a statement. These solutions include the deployment of battery electric and hydrogen-fueled cell vehicles in the short term, and autonomous vehicles, advanced air mobility, and maritime vessels in the long term.

REMEMBER- RSG inked an agreement with Naqel Express — a subsidiary of Saudi Post Logistics — last month to operate all long-haul and local transportation services for the Red Sea Project using biofuel and EVs and converted its full fleet of land vehicles to operate solely on low-carbon biofuel or electricity back in January.

RENEWABLES-

Oman signs agreement for USD 667 electricity transmission expansion: The Oman Electricity Transmission Company signed an agreement with several energy companies for the second phase of a project to extend 400 kilovolt lines to wind plants in Ras Nudraka, Harweel, and the Thumrait station by 2027, according to Oman Daily. The project — in which Larsen & Toubro, Al Zawawi Energy, and Oman National Engineering are involved — will also expand the main transmission network to the Dhofar electricity network. Upgrading transmission lines is a necessary step towards adding renewable energy to the main electricity grid, which is in line with Oman’s 2040 carbon neutrality vision, the outlet explains.

GREEN HYDROGEN-

KSA launches world’s first training program for green hydrogen workers: Saudi’s Energy and Water Academy (EWA) has launched a program aimed at training local talent at green hydrogen companies in Neom, Jubail and other cities, CEO Tariq Alshamrani told Al Eqtisadiah in an interview earlier this week. EWA is the only academy globally offering the specialized training, Alshamrani said, adding that the program was accredited by the government's Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) and British vocational education provider City & Guilds. EWA was established by renewables giant Acwa Power and TVTC in 2009.

More details: The new two-year program, set to kick off by year end, will include a cohort of between 50 to 100 male and female trainees at green hydrogen companies across the Kingdom. The program would help serve mega developmental projects, boost sustainability and drive momentum for energy transformation, Alshamrani said in a post on X.