A Danish greentech company has applied to Mauritania’s Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines to develop a green energy park. The Megaton Moon project is envisaged to encompass green industry, green farming and urban development. The company said the Megaton Moon architecture will be visible from space and will honour the Mauritanian flag. Africa’s green energy sector gets multi-year German investment pledgeNielsen said Mauritania is ideally positioned to become one of the future world green hydrogen production hubs for a number of reasons. It will also seek to establish a new green industry including a local supply chain attracted by low-cost green energy and water.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 29, 2023 12:12 UTC