Browsing: Africa

The geopolitical landscape of energy supply has witnessed significant shifts in recent years, particularly for European nations. Italy, in the wake of its estrangement from Russia, has turned its focus towards Africa, emerging as a crucial energy partner for the European Union.

The European Union’s strategy for green hydrogen, outlined in the REPowerEU plan, aims to produce and import 10 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.

Alpha H2 has secured a distribution deal with an African distributor. This agreement aims to deliver its innovative technology across several African countries, including Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ghana.

Scatec has signed a significant agreement with its partners ECHEM and MOPCO for the production of renewable ammonia in Egypt. This collaboration involves Yara Clean Ammonia, the world’s largest trader and distributor of ammonia, and aims to produce up to 150,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia annually.

Yara Clean Ammonia has secured a head of terms agreement for the offtake of renewable ammonia produced in Egypt from green hydrogen.

Egypt recently announced a series of significant deals in green hydrogen and ammonia production, valued at over $66 billion.

Germany has entered into a climate and energy alliance with Morocco to bolster renewable energy expansion and hydrogen production in the North African country.

Voltalia has signed a framework agreement with TAQA Arabia to develop a significant green hydrogen production cluster, continuing the progress from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in December 2022.

BP has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with the UAE’s Masdar, Egypt’s Hassan Allam Utilities, and Infinity Power to explore the development of a multi-phase green hydrogen project in Egypt.

Recent discussions at the Green Hydrogen Monitor launch in Windhoek have highlighted Namibia’s significant potential and the associated challenges within the green hydrogen industry.