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According to research by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the African Union, and the International Solar Alliance, Egypt is predicted to create 20 million tons of green hydrogen annually by 2035.

The Kingdom has stepped it up during the year 2022 with a view to consolidating its energy transition and contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

According to a study supported by the European Investment Bank, Africa has the capacity to create €1 trillion ($1.06 trillion) in green hydrogen annually by 2035, enabling it to export the fuel and support local industry.

Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP Group) has awarded Proton Ventures and its consortium partners Engineering &Group IPS and Société Chérifienne de Matériel Industriel et Ferroviaire (SCIF) a turnkey contract to design and construct two refrigerated ammonia storage tanks in the Industrial Complex Jorf Lasfar in Morocco.

Bruno van der Pluijm, the Belgian ambassador, and Linda Scott, the Namibian high commissioner, welcomed attendees on behalf of their respective nations.

The government of Egypt announced that the cabinet has approved a permit for the construction of a green ammonia project with a 1 million ton annual production capacity in the Ain Sokhna industrial zone.

Over the next ten years, approximately 100,000 megawatts of renewable energy will be used to produce green hydrogen, according to Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egypt’s minister of electricity and renewable energy.

In efforts to advance the use of green hydrogen as an energy source, Stellenbosch University (SU) is expected to join forces as a research partner.

The German government has authorized a €15 million subsidy for chemicals company Linde in support of the HySHiFT renewable hydrogen project being pursued in Mpumalanga in conjunction with Sasol, Enertrag, and Hydregen Energy.