The Mauritanian government signed a memorandum of understanding today, Friday, in the capital Nouakchott to develop a project for a green hydrogen production station with a capacity of thirty gigawatts. The Mauritanian Ministry of Oil, which signed the agreement with the Australian company "CWG Global," stated that the memorandum of understanding "paves the way for the commencement of development work on what will be the largest renewable energy project in the world, aiming to export green hydrogen and its derivatives to global markets."
The ministry added in a statement that the new project is named "Aman" and is located "in northern Mauritania, covering an area of approximately 8,500 square kilometers." It noted that Mauritania and the renewable energy development company are hopeful that the new station will enable electrolysis to produce green hydrogen using solar and wind energy and will play an important role in reducing carbon pollution resulting from energy generation, transportation, agriculture, and steel production.
Mark Crandall, founder and chairman of the Australian company "CWG Global," stated that "the project will create a stable export line and generate thousands of new jobs in construction, local manufacturing, operations, and export facilitation, and it will have a profound impact on the Mauritanian economy, generating billions of dollars in revenue and providing access to affordable water and electricity."
For his part, Mauritanian Minister of Energy Abdesslam Ould Mohamed Saleh expressed that his country is "grateful to CWG Global" for its trust and expresses its firm commitment to this project.
