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Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

Published on 30.08.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 min

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © Clemens Bilan/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

The new head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone Walid Gamal el-Din, who was appointed by President Sisi in August, will take over a large number of green hydrogen production projects in his new role. This promising sector is still on the lookout for international investments.

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Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27