- US-based Plug Power will install an electrolyser capable of converting 100MW of electricity into green hydrogen in the Suez Governorate of Egypt.
The US based hydrogen fuel cell developer, Plug Power is acting at the request of a consortium recently formed by Norway’s Scatec Group, Fertiglobe, and an ammonia producer jointly owned by OCI N.V., Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Egypt (TSFE).
Plug Power will install an electrolyser capable of converting 100MW of electricity into hydrogen. A technology founded by George C. McNamee has mastered applications in the sustainable mobility industry. It is one of the most important green hygiene projects under development on the African continent. Plug Power will use the new energy to produce green ammonia at the Egyptian Basic Industries Corporation SAE (EBIC) site in Ain Sokhna, a coastal city in the Suez governorate of north-western Egypt.