A starting point for green H2 hubs in Kenya.

Kenya remains one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change due to extreme weather events, persistent droughts, floods and poverty. Perhaps the most crucial factor is that Kenya's economy depends on sectors susceptible to climate change such as agriculture, water resources, energy and health, tipping the vulnerability scale against its citizens and requiring immediate action.

According to the United Nations, the use of hydrogen as a fuel as well as other applications is not a new concept. It has traditionally been produced using fuels that are not necessarily friendly to the environment such as coal. Production using renewable energy is, however, relatively new, with different countries and industries increasingly taking it up.

Green hydrogen is a new and innovative energy technology which is increasingly becoming a game changer in the decarbonisation agenda in hard to abate sectors such as long-distance trucking, agriculture, mining and industrial systems. The goal is ambitious yet achievable as we work for a modern renewable energy system that can power Kenya.

Kenya is expected to become the preferred location for the green hydrogen economy because of the high penetration in renewable energy, greater land availability, easy access to water sources, transport infrastructure and port facilities.