Browsing: Africa

Poland-based Hynfra and the Government of Mauritania signed a Framework Agreement for the development of a $1.5 billion integrated green ammonia facility.

Egypt’s new solar manufacturing facility targets 2GW annual production capacity across cells and modules while generating 841 jobs, yet the…

Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has formalized a strategic partnership with the Bureau of Industrial and Labour Affairs of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance cooperation in green hydrogen.

Libya’s eastern-based government is advancing into renewable energy with a proposed green hydrogen project projected to produce one million tones annually for international export.

China produces 42 million metric tons of contained nitrogen annually, representing approximately 30% of global ammonia production, yet the award…

As South Africa intensifies its bid to position itself as a key player in the global hydrogen economy, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Germany’s KfW Development Bank have formalised a €17-million memorandum of understanding (MoU) to close persistent funding gaps in green hydrogen development.

$5.8 billion green ammonia project on South Africa’s east coast is positioning itself as a low-cost contender in a competitive export landscape dominated by subsidies and infrastructure races.

With $474.6 million in newly approved financing, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is doubling down on South Africa’s energy transition, backing a broad structural reform agenda that places equal weight on infrastructure governance, green growth, and inclusive development.

South Africa is making a calculated move to position Saldanha Bay on the West Coast as a key hydrogen hub. Central to this effort is the development of the West Coast Green Hydrogen Master Plan, now formally underway with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) appointed to coordinate its first phase.

Namibia is accelerating its regional green hydrogen ambitions with a proposed cross-border pipeline to South Africa, aiming to supply low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia from Lüderitz to support industrial decarbonisation in the Northern Cape.