EGA signs agreement with Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure to join UAE Hydrogen Leadership Initiative

EGA signs agreement with Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure to join UAE Hydrogen Leadership Initiative

ABU DHABI, 26th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) today signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure to join the UAE Hydrogen Leadership Initiative to explore collaboration opportunities across industries and further research & development into the future uses of hydrogen in decarbonisation.

Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Abdulla Kalban, EGA's Managing Director, witnessed the signing ceremony at EGA's Al Taweelah site between Sharif Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, and EGA's Chief Executive Officer Abdulnasser bin Kalban.

The UAE is well-positioned to be an industry leader in the emerging hydrogen economy. Hydrogen has the potential to replace natural gas as a vector for thermal energy, such as in EGA's Casthouse furnaces and steam boilers, as well as for turbines.

As a member of the Hydrogen Leadership Initiative, EGA will be able to explore with others the technical and economic potential of hydrogen within the processes of aluminium production and EGA's local supply chain.

By joining the Hydrogen Leadership Initiative, EGA will also join the Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance and the National Hydrogen Technical Committee, both of which were created by the Ministry of