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    Green hydrogen: Developers set to spend USD 42 billion on Egyptian projects

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    International and regional firms have pledged USD 42 billion in green hydrogen and ammonia investments.
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    Green hydrogen developers to produce renewable ammonia in Suez Canal Economic Zone.

    International project developers and private equity firms have pledged to invest USD 32 billion in green hydrogen and ammonia projects in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). This follows on from USD 10 billion pledged in May.

    7 Green hydrogen MoUs

    On Monday, seven MoUs were signed with the Egyptian government by companies intending to build large projects that could deliver three million tons of green ammonia and 2.4 million tons of green hydrogen per year.

    The deals include:

    • A USD 11 billion deal with Globaleq to create a three-phrase project that will comprise a 3.6GW electrolyzer with 9GW of solar and wind, delivering 2 million tons a year of green ammonia
    • A USD 4 billion agreement with Saudi firm Alfanar to produce green ammonia
    • A USD 2 billion deal which sees UAE fund manager Alcazar pledge to support a scheme that will produce 230,000 tons of green ammonia per year
    • A deal in which the UAE’s K&K will deliver 230,000 tons of green hydrogen per year
    • Egypt’s Mediterranean Energy Partners will invest USD 230 million in a green ammonia project
    • Actis will invest $1.5bn in a green hydrogen and ammonia industrial complex in Sokhna
    • A USD 13 billion project with ACME to produce green hydrogen

    Five of the seven projects will take place at an industrial hub in the port of Sokhna, on the Gulf of Suez. The site plays host to oil refiners, chemical and petrochemical facilities and fertilizer producers, all of which are potential hydrogen offtakers.

    Why the Suez Canal?

    Egypt is Africa’s largest consumer of hydrogen, however, the majority of the projects are related to the fueling of ships moving through the Suez Canal, which account for approximately 13% of global trade. Egypt’s government is seeking to position the SCZONE as a green ammonia export hub and a refueling site for a decarbonized shipping industry. There is also the potential to export green hydrogen to Europe.

    “The integration between the industrial zones and the affiliated ports [gives] SCZONE the competitive advantage that [makes] it one of the most important global destinations and a regional hub for the green fuel industries,” said Waleid Gamal El-Dein, chairman of SCZONE.

    Green power

    The SCZONE benefits from high levels of solar irriadiation and high winds, allowing for the use of renewables to power operations. Recent studies have shown that green hydrogen can be produced in Egypt at below $1/kg as a result of using renewable power.

    In May, the Egyptian government announced that it was expecting USD 8 billion in investments in the country’s energy sector.

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