- The AHP has announced 14 pioneer members.
- The members, which include several companies from across Africa and the world, will develop hydrogen on the continent.
- AHP believes that green hydrogen is key to meeting net-zero emission targets.
The African Hydrogen Partnership (AHP) has announced 14 “pioneer members” from several organisations based in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Israel, Italy and the UK. The partnership will focus on the large-scale commercialisation of hydrogen technology in Africa. The AHP aims to lay the foundation for establishing hydrogen economies and societies in Africa.
Chairman of the AHP, Dr Innocent Uwuijaren, said: “Many regions in Africa offer great potential for producing low-cost, price competitive green or natural hydrogen with a minimal impact on bio-habitat and biodiversity, so it has been hugely exciting to see our partnership gathering momentum in terms of numbers and influence.”
The AHP is currently working with firms including Anglo American, Bluenergy Revolution, Cheranna Energy, Gencell, HDF Energy, Hydroma, Hydrox Holdings, Hypowa, iH2 – Ivoire Hydrogène, Jacob Lawren Ltd., Mobility Africa Energy, Port of Rotterdam, RTS Africa Engineering and Sable Chemicals. These pioneer members will work together to develop green and natural hydrogen, hydrogen-based chemicals (e.g. green ammonia or green methanol), fuel cell technology and related business opportunities in Africa.
The AHP and its partners believe that carbon-free green and natural African hydrogen is essential for achieving global net-zero emissions and has called on more organisations from across the world to join. “Many African countries could leapfrog to the new age of hydrogen technologies. The AHP is confident that clean, sustainable and renewable green or natural African hydrogen will price diesel and petrol out of the market between 2025 and 2030,” said Uwuijaren.