Air Liquide Egypt and Hong Kong-headquartered energy outfit United Energy Group (UEG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop projects that produce green ammonia based on green hydrogen, according to the Egyptian Gazette.
The Egyptian arm of the industry gas major – which would supply nitrogen to UEG – can draw on 23 years’ experience in the country, serving a large portfolio of customers across many industries.
Egypt has been actively developing its renewable energy industry in recent years, signing more than 30 MoUs for green hydrogen development that are collectively worth in the region of $175bn – and activity is now going up a gear.
Earlier this month the Egyptian government signed a cooperation agreement with French utility EDF and UAE-based Zero Waste for a $7bn green hydrogen project near the Gulf of Suez that would produce up to 1 million tonnes of green ammonia annually.
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