The Gambia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and H2 Gambia Limited – a subsidiary of HydroGenesis – have inked an agreement on hydrogen exploration in the MSGBC country.
The deal was signed on Tuesday after the official opening of the 2023 African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ben Sayers, Director for HydrogenGenesis H2 The Gambia initialed on behalf of his company while Sheick Omar Bittaye, Director of Petroleum at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, signed on behalf of Alieu Jawo, Acting Director for Geological Department of the Ministry.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Hon. Abdoulie Jobe.
The deal paves the way for the two parties to cooperate on research to determine The Gambia’s onshore hydrogen potential.
Bittaye, said the deal allows for extensive research to be undertaken over a period of one year and forms part of the country’s energy decarbonization efforts.
Commenting on the role of the project on local content development, Bittaye added that “In the event we find commercial hydrogen prospects, the deal will enable the optimization of the entire hydrogen and energy value chain which will in turn create more job and economic growth opportunities for the local people.”
A new deal will also be signed to allow hydrogen production in the event H2 Gambia Limited discovers commercial scale hydrogen resources in the country.
The deal comes at a time The Gambia is maximizing its energy exploration efforts through partnerships with global oil, gas and hydrogen energy companies to ensure energy security and affordability.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com