Energy Transition

How Africa could become a global hydrogen powerhouse

Wind turbines can produce green hydrogen

Africa’s abundant renewable energy sources could make it a global hub for producing low-carbon hydrogen Image: Unsplash/Anastasia Palagutina

Victoria Masterson
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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Africa's hydrogen potential.
Africa could produce 5,000 megatonnes of hydrogen a year at less than $2 per kilogramme. Image: Africa Energy Outlook 2022, IEA (p154)

Hydrogen could help the 600 million Africans who don't have access to electricity.
Hydrogen could help the 600 million Africans who don't have access to electricity. Image: Africa Energy Outlook 2022, IEA (p35)

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