Africa

The global push for H₂ as a key component of the clean energy transition is gaining momentum. The Hydrogen Council, consisting of 150 multinational companies, advocates for H₂ as a renewable and non-polluting energy solution.

Morocco is committing significantly to green H₂ by dedicating around 2.5-MM acres of land for projects aimed at generating this clean energy source.

Developing renewable H₂ production in Africa would allow African nations to meet domestic electricity needs while becoming a major exporter to supply growing global demand, a new report released by the Hydrogen Council finds.

The Moroccan government has announced plans to allocate 1 MM hectares of land for green H₂ projects. The first phase of the project will cover 300,000 hectares.

Egypt has signed seven MoUs with international developers in the fields of green H₂ and renewable energy in the Suez Canal Economic Zone that could lead to total investment worth around $40 B over 10 yr.

Hive Hydrogen South Africa has signed an agreement with Genesis Eco-Energy to implement 395 MW of wind power in the Western Cape, to support the development of its green ammonia project at Coega in the Eastern Cape.

Scientists at the University of Pretoria are leading a study of natural H₂ gas discovered under the Earth’s surface in Mpumalanga—a source of renewable energy that could contribute to the national energy budget and help address the energy shortage in South Africa.

SDG Namibia One Fund and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy have concluded a share subscription agreement, following which the Fund will take up a 24% stake in the country’s landmark Hyphen green H₂ project.

ACWA Power has signed the framework agreement to outline the development of the first phase of the green H₂ project in Egypt with a capacity of 600,000 tpy of green ammonia, with an investment in excess of $4 B.