Africa

Sasol and Msenge have signed a long-term contract for the supply of 69 MW of renewable energy to the company’s Sasolburg site. The power purchase agreement is the first of several agreements Sasol intends to finalize in the coming months as it secures the renewable energy supply required to produce green H₂.

John Cockerill and a leading Moroccan energy company have reached an agreement to create a joint venture offering integrated green H₂ solutions in Morocco. In particular, it will include an alkaline electrolyzer manufacturing plant that will be the first of its kind in Africa.

Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure database is tracking more than 1,050 H₂ projects around the world. Nearly half of these investments are being made in Western Europe, followed by the Asia-Pacific region (21%) and the U.S. (13%).

Scatec and Egypt’s Sovereign Fund’s 100-MW green H₂ plant to be developed in Ain Sokhna. A final investment decision on the project is scheduled for 2023. If built, the facility will produce 15,000 tpy of H₂ to be converted into 90,000 tpy of green ammonia.

European Investment Bank, International Solar Alliance and the African Union unveil study into Africa’s green H₂ potential, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa.

bp signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Egypt under which it will explore the potential for establishing a new green H₂ production facility in the country.

CWP Global signed a landmark agreement to forge ahead with a new 10-GW renewable energy and green H₂ hub, located strategically on the Horn of Africa.

RWE and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy have signed a MoU that could see RWE offtake up to 300,000 tpy of green ammonia from Namibia.

According to the IRENA Renewable Cost Database, the global weighted average of levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for offshore wind fell 56%, and the LCOE for PV fell 85% between 2010 and 2020.

H₂-Industries signed an MoU with Terra Sola Group AG for the development of tailor-made, large-scale integrated solar energy programs for selected countries across Africa using H₂-Industries liquid organic H₂ carriers.