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Africa scales port infrastructure as hydrogen economy grows
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Africa’s ports, once almost invisible, are now gaining usefulness and prominence. With hydrogen rising, logistics is finally having its moment.
Mercy Maina - Editor
 | Ports across Africa, long overlooked, are gaining recognition as critical infrastructure for the continent’s green hydrogen economy. The EU has signed a service agreement with Holland’s Port of Rotterdam to expand Namibia’s Luderitz Port, designing a multi-user terminal to handle the export of green hydrogen and critical minerals. |
The lack of adequate port infrastructure has been identified as a major challenge for Africa’s growing green hydrogen economy as they are a key logistical asset.
Recent developments indicate growing investment interest and planning around African ports, aiming to ensure they are capable of supporting future hydrogen and related exports as the continent’s clean energy sector develops.
Our take: Africa’s competitiveness in the emerging hydrogen economy will increasingly depend on the readiness and coordination of its ports……..Read more (2 min)
 | Africa’s expanding green hydrogen sector is driving strong demand for technical professionals, particularly engineers and energy specialists. This month, 12 of the 21 open roles are technical, spanning southern, northern, eastern, and central Africa, as the continent accelerates its energy transition. |
These are mostly renewable roles linked to the green hydrogen sector either by company or the nature of a role.
Southern and North Africa dominate the regional distribution, each accounting for eight open roles. At the country level, South Africa leads with eight positions.
Explore the latest openings across Africa’s hydrogen sector here(2 min)
 | Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec continues to outpace its peers in Africa’s hydrogen sector, retaining the continent’s fastest-growing workforce for a second straight quarter. Analysis by Hydrogen Rising shows the company increased its senior staff by 53% to 557 and its sales team by 44% to 26 over the past year. |
The analysis is based on senior employee data retrieved from LinkedIn.
Scatec is the lead developer for “Egypt Green”, a 100 MW electrolyser project, and is also developing renewable projects in other African countries, including South Africa and Tunisia.
Our take: Scatec’s rapid hiring shows that Africa’s hydrogen sector is maturing….Read more (2 min)
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Source: Scatec
Scatec’s green hydrogen project in Egypt
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