Author: Anela Dokso

Egypt is intensifying its push into the green hydrogen market through a national program designed to address one of the sector’s core barriers: project readiness. Launched by the Suez Canal Economic Zone in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the National Clean Hydrogen Program targets early-stage constraints that have slowed hydrogen deployment across emerging markets.

Jinko ESS has signed a strategic cooperation agreement to deploy a 1 GWh portfolio of battery energy storage projects across the region, focused primarily on grid-side and utility-scale applications.

Oriana Power Limited has established a wholly owned subsidiary, Evercore Projects Private Limited, to consolidate its presence across power generation, engineering, procurement and construction, and emerging clean fuel technologies including green hydrogen and compressed biogas.

Wind and solar generated a combined 30 percent of the European Union’s electricity in 2025, surpassing fossil fuels at 29 percent for the first time and marking a structural shift in the bloc’s power system. This milestone reflects both accelerated renewable deployment and a policy-driven effort to reduce dependence on imported energy following recent supply disruptions.

Jordan has signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support its goal of sourcing 50 percent of energy from renewables by 2033 through a more integrated approach combining project financing, regulatory reform, and infrastructure development.

Brazil’s installed green hydrogen capacity has reached 10 MW with the commissioning of a new 5 MW electrolyzer in São Paulo state, a modest figure that highlights both early progress and structural limitations in the country’s hydrogen economy.

A $665 million final investment decision on a 260,000 tonne per year low-carbon fertilizer plant in Paraguay marks a notable inflection point for hydrogen-based industrial decarbonization. The Villeta project, led by ATOME PLC, is positioned as one of the first industrial-scale facilities to reach financial close based on commercial fundamentals rather than direct government subsidy support.

Japan is committing approximately ¥1 trillion, equivalent to about $6.3 billion, by 2030 to scale domestic recycling systems for critical materials, reflecting a strategic shift from linear resource consumption toward circular supply chains.

The Netherlands will require an estimated 38,000 trained professionals to support its green hydrogen economy, a figure that underscores a growing constraint in Europe’s energy transition: workforce capacity rather than technology readiness.

More than 90 percent of global electricity grid infrastructure sits at the distribution level, yet much of it was designed for a one-directional system that no longer reflects how power is generated and consumed.