Leading iron producer Mauritania could export iron and green steel by embracing green hydrogen which would be benefit the west African country and the European Union (EU).
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the mutual benefits during a recent hydrogen roundtable in Nouakchott.
“That is why hydrogen is so important for Mauritania but also for Europe, so we share the interests. It would be a source of revenue domestically and an export product, for example to the European Union,” she said.
She added that demand for Mauritania’s green hydrogen and potentially green steel will set to grow exponentially in the European Single Market.
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