Africa

In a key development, Phelan announced that the primary export product will now be eMethanol, a derivative of H₂, to meet immediate global demand from the maritime, and aviation sectors.

A $5.8-B project on South Africa's east coast seeks to use the country's infrastructure and cheap renewable power to make some of the world's cheapest green ammonia for clients in Europe and Asia.

OQ Gas Networks SAOG (OQGN), the exclusive owner and operator of Oman’s natural gas transmission network, announced the signing of a term sheet cooperation agreement with Fluxys, the Belgium-based global energy infrastructure group, to jointly develop the hydrogen transportation infrastructure in the Sultanate of Oman, where Fluxys intends to own and operate the hydrogen network as a minority shareholder, alongside OQGN.

Metacon has been awarded a contract to supply a 1-MW pressurized alkaline electrolysis plant to a major renewable energy company in Morocco. The electrolysis plant will be built and delivered as a turn-key containerized system to the customer’s site.

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.