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Egypt could soon manufacture its own electrolyzers to power its green hydrogen ambitions: Norwegian renewables giant Scatec, Belgium’s John Cockerill, John Cockerill-Technip JV Rely, and France’s SLB have plans to set up a factory to manufacture electrolyzers for green hydrogen production in Ain Sokhna, according to a statement.
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Electrolyzers are a key bit of hardware used to make green hydrogen: An electrolyzer is a device that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen through a process called electrolysis. The hydrogen you get from the process can be used as an energy source — and is a completely green product assuming the electricity used in electrolysis came from renewables.
It looks like all the companies involved could also be working together on a green ammonia project in Damietta: Scatec and John Cockerill have been confirmed to be working with other international and local players on USD 900 mn project to annually produce 150k tons of green ammonia in Misr Fertilizer Production Company’s factories. We also heard on Monday that Oil Minister Karim Badawi had met with SLB and Rely JV partner Technip to discuss them possibly joining the project.
Not the first time we’ve heard about Egyptian-made electrolyzers: Last year, Hydrogen Egypt announced that it would be partnering up with China’s Peric Hydrogen Technologies to explore the local manufacturing and assembly of electrolyzers critical for green hydrogen production. The technical cooperation — which was in the “feasibility stage” as of August 2023 — would see parts of the electrolyzer components sourced locally, with Peric providing the core component for electrolyzers initially.
Why it matters: Egypt has big green hydrogen ambitions as the government works to transform it into a regional hub for green hydrogen production by 2026 and a global hub by 2030, with plans to produce 3.2 mn tons of green hydrogen a year by 2030 and 9.2 mn tons a year by 2040.
