The UAE has big green hydrogen ambitions: The UAE is eyeing 25% of global low-carbon hydrogen export markets and has seven projects in the pipeline, Asharq Green cites UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazroui as saying. The UAE is looking to build large-scale hydrogen and ammonia production facilities and establish itself as a leading provider in EU, East Asia, Japan, South Korea, and Germany.

AND- Morocco’s OCP Group is setting up two new subsidiaries to lock in its water and energy needs, Morocco World News reports. The state-owned phosphate mining company is entering a joint venture, OCP Green Water, with unnamed partners to generate 85 mn cubic meters of non-conventional (recycled or desalinated) water by next year. The new water facility will be powered by a second subsidiary, OCP Green Energy, which will produce 30 MW to power the Green Water project by 3Q 2023.

ALSO- UAE retail giant Majid Al Futtaim rolled out in Egypt its multi-year plan to phase out its use of single-use plastics by 2025, according to a Environment Ministry statement.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

  • Egypt-based chemical company ASCOM Carbonate and ChemicalsManufacturing is constructing a 7 MWh solar energy plant at one of its factories in Upper Egypt, Zawya reports. Taqa Arabia is the project’s contractor.
  • Saudi Electricity Company is leasing 23 mn sqm of land in Al Badayea governorate to build solar, wind and waste energy-powered projects, according to a Saudi Press Agency statement.
  • KSA’s national flag carrier Saudia will purchase 100 electric jets from German sustainable air taxi manufacturer Lilium, according to a company statement.
  • South Africa and Indonesia will each get USD 500 mn from the ClimateInvestmentFunds (CIF) to decommission coal plants and decarbonize as part of CIF’s Accelerating Coal Transition, according to a board announcement.
  • Siemens Smart Infrastructure Middle East inked an agreement with Omani vehicle manufacturer OTE Group to upscale EV charging infrastructure throughout Oman, according to a company statement picked up by Zawya.
  • State-owned Netherlands Enterprise Agency commissioned Dutch sustainable mobility firm EVConsult to help increase the number of EV charging stations in Morocco, according to a company statement (Dutch).
  • Oracle Energy Limited signed an MoU on Wednesday with Dubai-based carbon management company Blue Carbon LLC to “develop a decarbonization roadmap,” according to a company statement.
  • Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy giant Masdar opened a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to a company statement.
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