European delegation of investors and industrialists Visits Mauritania
Visit of around thirty European investors in the field of green hydrogen and signing of agreements.
Yesterday, April 25, 2024, the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritanie (APIM) welcomed a European delegation of investors and industrialists specializing in green hydrogen during a business lunch organized in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union in Mauritania. This event follows the commitment made during the recent Round Table on Green Hydrogen.
The delegation included renowned companies, within Eurofer, Arcelor, Tata, and Tolsen in the steel sector, De Nora, and Tenaris SA for the development of DRI technology as well as John Cockerill, Topsoe, Nel, and Siemens were specialized in electrolyzer manufacturing.
The ceremony was marked by the signing of three MOU by H.E. the Minister of Petroleum, Mines, and Energy, Nani Ould Chrougha:
- MOU with “Alkimia Quantum Hydrogen” for a green steel production project in Mauritania.
- MOU with “Jaberi” for green a hydrogen pilot project.
- MOU with “Imax” for a pioneering electrolyzer project in Africa.
The ceremony took place in the presence of H.E. the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mr. Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh, H.E. the Ambassador of the European Union in Mauritania, Mr. Gwilym Jones, the President of the Mauritanian Employers Union, Mr. Mohamed Zeine El Abidine Ould Cheikh Ahmed, as well as Mauritanian and European economic actors.