UAE, Germany, Egypt set up consortium for hydrogen project in Mauritania

German project developer Conjuncta, Egypt’s energy provider Infinity, and the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar have signed an agreement to set up an international consortium for a hydrogen project in Mauritania requiring a total investment of $34 billion.

The project will have a production capacity of up to 8 million tons of green hydrogen or other hydrogen-based end products annually, with an electrolyze capacity of up to 10 gigawatts, the German company said in a joint statement with the firms.

“(This project) will have a strong link to Germany both as a technology provider and a potential off-taker of green energy,” Conjuncta Chief Executive Stefan Liebing said.

The first phase of the project, to be located northeast of the coastal capital of Nouakchott in Western Africa, is expected to be completed in 2028 with planned capacity of 400 megawatts.