Algerian-Tunisian Green Hydrogen Supplies to Exceed Moroccan Counterpart by 3 times

An official document on green hydrogen production reveals an Algerian-Tunisian superiority along the line in the North African region, in terms of expected supplies to the European continent, and will exceed by three times those that will be exported from Morocco, within the framework of what has become known as the “Southern Hydrogen (SoutH2) Corridor”.

The document from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines on the national strategy for developing green hydrogen, checked out by Echorouk, shows that supplies from Algeria and Tunisia to the European continent will reach 70 terawatt-hours by 2030, while Morocco will not yet reach the stage of producing green hydrogen in the same year.

The supply of this clean energy source from Algeria and Tunisia via the Transmed pipeline, starting from the Hassi R’mel fields (southern Algeria) to Italy via Tunisian territory, will reach 150 terawatt-hours by 2040, while Morocco is expected to reach 46 terawatt-hours in the same year, which means a difference of three times.

Long-term forecasts extending to 2050 follow the same trend, namely the continuation of a three-fold difference between Algerian-Tunisian supplies and their Moroccan counterparts, as they are expected to reach 375 terawatt-hours, compared to 115 terawatt-hours, which is Morocco’s supply to Europe.

Last July, Piero Ercoli, CEO of the Decarbonization Unit at the Italian company Snam, responsible for engineering the Southern Hydrogen Corridor (SoutH2 Corridor), revealed the expected costs of producing and transporting this clean energy from Algeria and Tunisia to Germany, via Italy and Austria, which will be difficult to compete with, noting that among the regions of the world where conditions will be very favourable for the production of green hydrogen, Algeria and Tunisia stand out in particular, which, according to him, will be a source of supply for the Southern Hydrogen Corridor, where it is expected that this green energy will be able to be produced at 4 euros per kilogram.