ADIPEC 2026: UAE energy ministry to spotlight renewables and hydrogen goals

The United Arab Emirates will put clean power targets and a hydrogen roadmap at the centre of its presence at ADIPEC 2026 in Abu Dhabi next week, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said in a statement on Thursday.

The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference runs Nov. 2–5 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). The ministry plans to explain how the UAE intends to keep pace with rising demand for energy, broaden its mix of sources and use energy more efficiently. It also wants to identify potential partners for projects tied to clean energy and sustainability.

Renewables share at 32.4%

Under the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, which the ministry will put on display, the share supplied by renewables is set to triple by 2030. Between AED150 billion and AED200 billion in national investment is earmarked to back that target over the same timeframe.

Electricity already reflects the shift, according to the ministry. In 2025, clean sources supplied 32.4 percent of all power generated in the UAE, and their output topped 62,400 gigawatt-hours.

Hydrogen output goals

The National Hydrogen Strategy 2050 will also feature. It is designed to advance production of low-emission hydrogen, along with the supply chains and applications built around it. Its targets are 1.4 million tonnes produced each year by 2031 and an ambition, for 2050, of 15 million tonnes a year.

Demand management for both energy and water is on the agenda as well, alongside the UAE’s role at the head of the Global Energy Efficiency Alliance. That grouping unites governments and companies with financiers and technology suppliers in search of workable solutions that can scale.

Ministry delegates will also meet participating organisations to discuss cooperation and investment in clean energy schemes, as well as in technologies that make energy systems more efficient and sustainable.

Al Olama on cooperation

Eng. Sharif Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the ministry, described the exhibition as a venue for swapping know-how and seeking joint work on projects that respond to the sector’s shifting needs. The UAE, he said, keeps making its energy supply more reliable even as it adds clean capacity and lowers emissions.

Al Olama cited diversifying sources, raising efficiency and giving the private sector a larger part in delivering projects as current priorities. On the power sector, he said:

“The UAE has made tangible progress in generating electricity from clean sources.”

He singled out hydrogen and energy efficiency as two important fields for international cooperation, and said the ministry would use ADIPEC 2026 to discuss practical solutions and enlarge partnerships behind energy and sustainability projects.