August 08, 2024 [H2 View]- France’s HDF Energy has revealed plans to develop an 800MW green hydrogen project in Tunisia which would supply hydrogen to Europe through a pipeline.

The firm signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tunisia’s Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, Thabet Chiboub, to outline the development of the large-scale project.

Expected to require around €3bn of initial investment, the project could combine 1GW of wind and 500MW of solar energy to produce up to 65,000 tonnes of hydrogen.

Although some of the green hydrogen is expected to serve domestic needs in Tunisia, the product is “primarily intended” for export to Europe through the SoutH2 Corridor.

The 3,300km hydrogen pipeline plans to connect North Africa with Italy, Australia and Germany, with gas network operators estimating it could deliver 40% of Europe’s 2030 imported hydrogen demand.

HDF’s project came as one of six projects that grabbed deals with the Tunisian Government, in a bid to supply 2.3 million tonnes of hydrogen for local use and around six million tonnes for export via SoutH2.

Gilles Bouder, HDF’s Vice-President for EMEA, said the MoU solidified the firm’s status in the green hydrogen market.

“Our goal is not merely to execute a project in Tunisia but to establish a genuinely Tunisian project, by relying on local competencies and expertise.

“This project will empower Tunisia to produce some of the most competitively priced green hydrogen globally,” he said.

HDF has said the project will engage local investors and communities.

Last month, the company announced plans to deploy multi-megawatt hydrogen power plants in the Philippines.

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