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Oman Plans To Have 22,000 EVs On Its Roads By 2030
The country also aims to distribute 350 chargers across busy arterial and public roads by 2026.
As Middle Eastern countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia invest huge sums of money into clean transport initiatives, Oman is also beginning efforts to decarbonize its roads. The ambitious plans by transport authorities hope to see an estimated 22,000 electric vehicles on the country’s roads by 2030.
According to the Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology, Said Hamood al Maawali, the lofty goal will require expanding a network of 350 public chargers across the country by 2026.
“Technological advances have led to the development of dual-combustion vehicles, which have been implemented locally within the Sultanate of Oman. These breakthroughs have greatly contributed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, estimated to have dropped by 40% from trucks and heavy equipment,” said Maawali in a recent newsletter.
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Oman’s larger sustainability and decarbonization goals aim to slash annual transport sector emissions (estimated at around 22 million tons) by 3% in 2030.