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DRC: Fortescue Future Industries relies on local production of green hydrogen
La Rédaction
March 20, 2023By
Renowned as a champion of green hydrogen internationally, the Australian firm Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) is ready to start producing carbon-free green hydrogen from 100% renewable sources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This was reported by Andrew Forest, Chairman of FFI, to the Congolese Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, during a hearing on Friday, March 17, 2022.
According to FFI leaders, this is a practical and feasible solution that consists of decarbonizing heavy industry and creating jobs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Through its project to rehabilitate a turbine on Inga 2, the Australian firm (FFI) aspires to extend its impact in the Democratic Republic of Congo by transforming Congolese raw materials, including cobalt, nickel and many other raw materials to achieve the creation of jobs and added value in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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We had an excellent meeting with his Excellency the Prime Minister. We of course talked about Inga's very big project and quickly we understood together that we must move forward but also we proposed to his Excellency the Prime Minister a faster project to rehabilitate a turbine on Inga 2 to be able to transform Congolese raw materials (cobalt, nickel and others) here to produce new generation batteries. We are indeed great specialists in green hydrogen, which is a kind of energy storage. This is also how we are specialists in batteries for electric vehicles, batteries that are another energy storage mechanism. But the most important thing for us is to do it in the DRC, to be able to create jobs here and create added value here in the Democratic Republic of the Congo," Andrew Forrest told the press.
He added: "The Prime Minister received us, we are very happy with the meeting we had. He encouraged us very seriously, he gave the instructions with which we will move forward. He is a man of action, he is a great leader, we are happy, "concluded FFI's number one interpreted by Congolese economist Al Kitenge.
Convinced of the relevance of the project, the Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, gave the necessary guidelines for a better outcome of the Fortescue Future Industries project.
As a reminder, Fortescue Future Industries is a global green energy company operating in more than 25 countries and is one of the top ten ASX Fortescue (ASX: FMG).
FFI is leading the green industrial revolution, developing technological solutions for industries that are difficult to decarbonize, while building a global portfolio of renewable energy, green hydrogen and green ammonia projects.
In addition, FFI is leading the global effort to decarbonize sectors that are difficult to reduce and is responsible for the decarbonization project of one of the largest resource companies in the world by 2030.
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