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HDF Energy to develop Uganda’s
first green hydrogen plant
UGANDA FRENCH independent power producer HDF HDF, which expects to complete a $181mn
Energy has signed an MoU with Uganda to green hydrogen power plant in Namibia by 2024,
develop the first green hydrogen power plant develops and operates high-capacity, large-scale
in the East African country, according to a joint Hydrogen-to-Power infrastructure to provide
statement issued on Tuesday (November 15). firm or on-demand electricity from wind or
“This MoU contributes to paving the way for solar, combined with high-power MultiMega-
the development of a first ‘Renewstable’ power watt fuel cells.
plant in Uganda,” reads the statement, which did The MoU with Uganda, which currently
not provide details on the planned capacity of the depends on hydro and thermal power, was
plant or size of the investment. signed at the ongoing UN Climate Change
Hydrogen is categorised “green” when it is Conference (COP27) in Egypt by energy min-
made with renewable power and is seen as key to ister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu and Nicolas
helping decarbonise industry, though the tech- Lecomte, HDF’s director for southern and East
nology remains immature and relatively costly. Africa.
ReNew Power to build $8bn
green hydrogen plant in Egypt
EGYPT RENEW Power, a subsidiary of India’s lead- along with derivatives, annually. In the second
ing renewable energy company, in partnership phase, the production of 200,000 tons per year
with Elsewedy Electric has signed a framework of green hydrogen, along with derivatives, will
agreement with Egypt to set up a green hydrogen be achieved bringing the project’s total green
plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone with an hydrogen production capacity to 220,000 tons
$8bn investment targeting annual production of per year.
220,000 tons of green hydrogen. Based on the framework agreement, ReNew
The framework agreement between the unit Power will be further undertaking project
of ReNew Energy Global and the Egyptian mul- and site studies in the coming months and is
tinational electrical company follows a Mem- expected to make a final investment decision
orandum of Understanding signed in July, the over the next 12-16 months.
Indian company said in a press release. Elsewedy Electric, the leading integrated
This project is scheduled to be implemented energy solutions provider in the Middle East and
in phases. The first phase includes a pilot phase Africa (MENA) region, will be the local co-de-
to produce 20,000 tons of green hydrogen, veloper for the project.
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