Follow the money: the green hydrogen revolution is spreading into Africa, with Egypt and Kenya leading on sustainable H2 plus ammonia, too.
The project will be located in the area of Naivasha at the Olkaria geothermal field. It comes under the umbrella of the
, a branch of the global powerhouse Fortescue Metals Group, in partnership with the Government of Kenya.FFI and Kenya have also stated their intention to commence feasibility studies on two additional projects aimed at scaling up renewable energy capacity in the nation. The end goal is an additional 25 gigawatts in renewables, which would be deployed to produce 1.7 million tonnes of green hydrogen for export, each year.
“The Agreement will entrench FFI’s commitment to fast-track significant investment to develop green industrial facilities in Naivasha, Mombasa and Lamu, with the potential to create thousands of new jobs and deliver significant manufacturing and industrial development to Kenya,” the partners also note.
As with Egypt, the Kenya announcement is also a little ahead of itself. The Niavasha facility is still in the feasibility phase and FFI expects to make its final investment decision next year.Russian President Vladimir Putin was evidently depending on a second Trump term to neuter the NATO alliance, chase Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky out of Kyiv, and grab control over Ukraine’s vast energy and agricultural assets for himself and his allies.
So much for that. Zelensky stayed put, President Biden rallied Europe to lend aid, and Russia has missed out on a chance to tap the waters of the Baltic Sea for offshore
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