Egypt Green: Africa’s first renewable hydrogen plant

Egypt Green, the first integrated renewable hydrogen plant in Africa, developed by Scatec and its partners, goes into operation.

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Egypt Green, the first integrated renewable hydrogen plant in Africa, developed by Scatec and its partners, goes into operation. The launch of the hydrogen facility comes during COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The Egypt Green Project The Egypt Green project, owned, built and operated by Scatec, Fertiglobe, Orascom and the…

Egypt Green, the first integrated renewable hydrogen plant in Africa, developed by Scatec and its partners, goes into operation. The launch of the hydrogen facility comes during COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

The Egypt Green Project

The Egypt Green project, owned, built and operated by Scatec, Fertiglobe, Orascom and the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Egypt is operational. When the development is completed, the plant will include 100MW of electrolyzers. It will be powered by 260MW of solar and wind energy.

The production of renewable hydrogen should reach 15,000 tons. This will allow the production of up to 90,000 tons of renewable ammonia in Fertiglobe’s plants. Currently, the project is only in its first phase.

Operators test Africa’s first PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer. In parallel, Scatec and its partners are finalizing the engineering and technology choices for the large-scale plant. The consortium will make the final investment decision on the hydrogen plant in 2023.

A favorable location

Egypt Green is an important project for the Egyptian transition. Renewable hydrogen can play an important role in decarbonization in many sectors such as heavy industry and shipping. Ahmed El-Hoshy, co-owner of Fertiglobe, says:

“This project is another important step in our decarbonization strategy […] Our goal is to meet the growing demand for low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia on a large scale as the need for more sustainable energy sources becomes urgent.”

The Egypt Green project, which aims to develop a regional hub for renewable energy, is located in a strategic area. Indeed, the economic zone of the Suez Canal is located nearby. Thus, the site has access to global shipping lanes.

In addition, this project responds to a strong demand for renewable hydrogen worldwide. It has strong political support. Therefore, there should be no shortage of opportunities for hydrogen from Egypt Green.

 

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