German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz visited Kenya to strengthen ties between the two countries and discuss plans for cooperation in promoting the production of green hydrogen as part of efforts to combat climate change.
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to develop green hydrogen as another energy source in light of the global clamor for energy transition.
Morocco’s recent move to promote the use of green hydrogen is a clear indication that governments across Africa are committed to achieving environmental sustainability and improving regional competitiveness.
Chinese energy engineering procurement and construction contractor Energy China International Construction Group has partnered with local entities to develop a major green hydrogen project in Morocco.
Shell and Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on low-carbon fuel opportunities in Morocco.
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy and the government of Namibia are close to finalizing negotiations on an initial hydrogen development project, with an estimated investment of €9.7 billion.
Europe’s ambitious plans for producing green hydrogen, a renewable form of hydrogen produced with renewable energy, have sparked a race among African countries eager to become suppliers.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has given instructions for the development of a “Morocco Offer” in the green hydrogen sector, with the aim of accelerating the process of decarbonization of the Moroccan economy.
Federal Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger recently travelled to Southern Africa with a delegation of German experts from the DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. and the ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research to look into the development of a hydrogen economy in Namibia and South Africa.
Sasol, South Africa’s second-largest emitter, wants to buy renewable energy, but it’s still wedded to fossil fuels.
