Momentum is growing in the MENA’s carbon capture utilisation and storage sector and regional capture capacity could reach close to 25 million tonnes CO₂ annually by 2030, according to new International Energy Agency research.
CCUS is currently operational at three facilities in the region: Ras Laffan LNG in Qatar (2.1 Mt CO₂/year), Uthmaniyah CO₂-EOR in Saudi Arabia (0.8 Mt CO₂/year) and Emirates Steel Industries in the UAE (0.8 Mt CO₂/year).
Saudi Arabia and national oil companies in the UAE and Qatar have set ambitious annual capture targets of 44 Mt CO₂/year, 10 Mt CO₂/year, and 6-8 Mt CO₂/year, respectively. These efforts are backed by emerging regulatory frameworks, national CCUS roadmaps and infrastructure-sharing plans.
“While the power sector has not yet been a primary focus of CCUS deployment in the region, it holds strong potential given the dominance of fossil fuel power plants in the electricity mix,” the Future of Electricity in MENA report notes.
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