Exploring the Role of Green Hydrogen in Africa’s Energy Mix
Some African countries are looking towards green hydrogen as a potential technology to reduce their reliance on fossil fuel imports and to meet their global climate-related commitments. Like many investment decisions, the question is whether it is worthwhile to dedicate part of Africa’s very limited resources to developing green hydrogen as a viable solution for Africa’s energy deficit. This technology primer on green hydrogen explores the maturity of the technology and looks at the costs, risks, and applications of the technology from an African perspective.
The paper highlights i) the need to create collaborative innovation platforms to strengthen research and the development of sustainable technologies that can be easily maintainable from Africa to continuously improve the competitiveness of the sector, ii) to build the hydrogen energy infrastructure to support H2 production and efficient storage, transport, and refuelling facilities; iii) to communicate on the value of green hydrogen and promote its use in the productive sectors; and, iv) the need to establish or improve the legal frameworks for hydrogen to support the whole value chain.
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