Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (JSIS), which owns and operates a major integrated steel complex at Sohar Port, says it is setting up a first-ever carbon capture plant – initially as a pilot, but with plans to eventually scale it up into a commercial-scale facility within the next four years.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian power and steel conglomerate Jindal Power and Steel Limited (JSPL), the Suhar-based steelmaker said the carbon capture investment is part of a large portfolio of initiatives it is undertaking to reduce carbon emissions in line with Oman’s Net Zero commitments.
In a statement released earlier this week, the company said it is collaborating with a US firm to set up a pilot facility capable of capturing around 7.5 tonnes/day of CO2 per day from the flue gas generated by its operations in Sohar Port.
“The successful implementation of the pilot plant will pave the way for a commercial-scale CO2 capture facility,” the company said. “The captured CO2 can be utilised in various ways, such as converting it into valuable resources like CO or Syngas, liquefaction for transport, utilisation in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), or sequestration in rocks beneath the earth’s surface. These initiatives are projected to save 700,000 tonnes of CO2 per year by 2027 at full commercial scale,” it further stated.
Carbon capture, along with storage and utilization – collectively known by its acronym CCUS – will add to a broad array of decarbonisation methodologies proposed to be adopted by large-scale CO2 emitters in the Sultanate of Oman in support of their Net Zero commitments.
While Oil & Gas producers are weighing carbon capture either for the production of Blue Hydrogen or for permanent storage in depleted wells, for example, industrial companies are looking at utilizing and processing the CO2 into a range of commercial valuable fuel commodities and compounds.
Jindal Shadeed, the largest privately-owned integrated steel producer in the GCC region, says its decarbonization initiatives are helping produce steel products with one of the lowest carbon footprints from its Suhar complex.
Carbon emission levels associated with steel production are set to be dramatically slashed when the company embarks on the development of a new green steel project planned in Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ) starting in 2025.
Per land use agreements signed last December, Jindal Shadeed aims to set up a 5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) capacity green hydrogen-ready steel complex with an investment of around $3 billion. The facility will be powered primarily by renewable energies, with green hydrogen playing a key part in the direct reduction process.
When operational, the Duqm project will be the first facility of its kind in the GCC to produce premium quality auto-grade flat products catering to the auto, wind turbine, and household appliance industries across Europe, Japan, and other countries.
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