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German turbine makers and natural gas companies are exploring producing green hydrogen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to what could become the world’s largest hydropower complex.
Should the project go ahead Congo would join
Morocco as a potential site for hydrogen production in Africa. The North African country this year signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany over potential production of the clean fuel.
Green hydrogen is made using renewable energy.
Congo’s current dams — Inga I and Inga II — are part of a long-delayed project known as Grand Inga that’s eventually intended to produce as much as 40,000 megawatts of power, making it potentially the world’s biggest power complex. Chinese and Spanish developers that want to build Inga III, an 11,050-megawatt hydropower plant on the Congo River, agreed this month to form a consortium after they competed for the $14 billion project in 2018. Their proposal is under review by Tshisekedi.
The visit was backed by the German government, which is “really enthusiastic about Congo,†Peter Magauer, a delegate for special tasks on Andritz’s management board, said by phone.