Enabling Green Hydrogen Development: North Africa

“Enabling Green Hydrogen Development: North Africa”

1. Algeria
🔅Renewables: Target 27% renewables by 2030; plans 22 GW capacity
🔅Hydrogen: Targets 2.5 GW of electrolysers by 2040, producing 1.2 Mt green hydrogen/year
🔅Ammonia: Fertial leads with 1 Mt/year production
🔅Methanol: New 1 Mt/year methanol project planned with AzMeCo
🔅Steel: Expansion plans by Sider El Hadjar, Algerian-Qatari Steel, & Tosyali

2. Egypt
🔅Renewables: 6.3 GW capacity (2022); aims for 42% share in electricity by 2030
🔅Hydrogen: 9.2 Mt/year target by 2040; requires 76 GW electrolysers and 114 GW renewable power; $175B in MoUs signed
🔅Ammonia: Sixth-largest urea producer; KIMA once operated electrolysis-based plant
🔅Methanol: 1.3 Mt/year capacity at Methanex; green methanol projects underway
🔅Steel: DRI capacity of 8.95 Mt/year; hydrogen already used in production

3. Libya
🔅Renewables: Minimal; target of 4 GW by 2035
🔅Hydrogen: No current projects but has high potential
🔅Ammonia: $158M exports in 2023; plant restarts underway
🔅Methanol: Existing production at Sirte Oil Company (1,000 t/day)
🔅Steel: LISCO building 2 Mt/year DRI plant with export plans to Italy

4. Mauritania
🔅Renewables: Vast potential (363 GW); aims for 50% renewable power by 2030
🔅Hydrogen: Pipeline includes Aman, Nour, Nassim, and Green Ammonia projects; aims for 24.4 Mt ammonia and 5.5 Mt methanol exports by 2050
🔅Steel: Plans to export DRI and green steel using local iron ore

5. Morocco
🔅Renewables: Installed capacity over 4.6 GW; 52% target for 2030
🔅Hydrogen: National roadmap and “Moroccan Offer” policy; 4.88 Mt hydrogen and 5.46 Mt PtL export target by 2050
🔅Ammonia: Large imports (USD 1.8B in 2021); used in fertiliser by OCP
🔅Methanol: Net importer; exploring e-methanol
🔅Steel: Hydrogen integration planned for industrial heating & DRI

6. Tunisia
🔅Renewables: Aims for 100 GW capacity by 2050; current share 12%
🔅Hydrogen: 8.3 Mt/year target by 2050; plans national hydrogen backbone pipeline
🔅Ammonia: Gabes and Amarenco projects planned; export-oriented
🔅Methanol: Not currently produced
🔅Steel: Small-scale industry; potential for GH2 decarbonisation

ENABLING PILLARS

💠Policies & Regulations
Require long-term hydrogen strategies integrated into energy planning (LTES), focusing on “no-regret” sectors like ammonia, methanol, and steel. Example: Morocco’s “Hydrogen Offer”

💠Technologies & Infrastructure
Emphasizes local technology ecosystems (e.g. Morocco), water infrastructure (e.g. Egypt’s SCZONE), and domestic component manufacturing

💠Market, Business & Finance
Challenges include off-taker and currency risks. Solutions: local off-takers (e.g. Morocco’s OCP), EU support mechanisms (e.g. H2Global), and revenue stacking from by-products like oxygen

💠Supply Chains, Skills & Community
Developing a skilled workforce is essential. Collaboration (e.g. Algeria–Germany) and community engagement (e.g. Morocco’s AMUN project) ensure project acceptance and socio-economic benefits

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