Chariot Green Hydrogen said that it plans to execute a phased development with a first phase renewable capacity of 3 GW, powering up to 1.6 GW of electrolysis capacity, to produce 150 kt of green hydrogen per year.
The 10GW multiphase green hydrogen project in Mauritania, known as Project Nour is owned by Chariot Green Hydrogen and TE H2, a company co-owned by TotalEnergies and EREN Group. The company announced through a feasability study that they will move ahead with developing the project.
“This Feasibility Study further corroborates how important this project stands to be within the context of the future green hydrogen market. Nour’s size and scale has the potential to have a material impact both as a domestic and export producer,” said Laurent Coche Chariot Green Hydrogen CEO.
The full phase is expected to produce 1.2 million tonnes a year of H2. However, the initial announcements suggest that they would only reach this production capacity by 2030. The project cost was estimated at $3.5bn in 2021, however, the developers have not announced the full costs.
“With the completion of the feasibility study of Project Nour, Mauritania has just taken an important step forward on the path to realising its green hydrogen ambitions,” said Minister Nani Chrougha of the Mauritanian Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy.
“We are fully committed to the development of this sector, our aim is to be the largest producer and exporter of hydrogen on the African continent and we believe that Project Nour could support this objective,” the minister added.
Chariot Energy has exclusive development rights for two blocks of onshore land totalling 5,000 square kilometres in northwestern Mauritania. The company also has rights to another 9,400 square kilometres offshore, according to Hydrogen Insight.
