Hydrogen Market Databook 2025: Africa
With abundant wind and sunshine, Africa is poised to lead in green hydrogen production. Yet high costs and financing challenges require global partnerships to unlock the continent's potential
Africa’s abundance of wind and sunshine means it has ideal conditions for green hydrogen production. The continent’s natural resources can be harnessed for renewable power, the building block for making green hydrogen. However, the sheer cost of both renewable power generation and green hydrogen production capacity construction can be staggering, and most African nations are financially unable to invest in these capital-intensive projects. Therefore, African nations will need buy-in from wealthier economies and/or companies, which has begun to some degree. Most hydrogen project developments in Africa are centered in four countries: Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa. These nations repr
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