Lawyer and Energy Analyst, Nigeria.
By M. Oghosa Erhahon, Lawyer and Energy Analyst, Nigeria.
All forms of hydrogen have taken centre stage worldwide for their potential to expand the global energy economy. The most common being green hydrogen can be used as energy storage, energy carrier towards decarbonizations and forming part of the energy mix. Several African countries have good prerequisites to produce green hydrogen; West Africa alone has the potential to generate up to 165,000 terawatt-hours of green hydrogen every year!
As the investments in renewable energy increases across the continent, green hydrogen potential rises simultaneously.
So, what role can Green Hydrogen utilization play in Africa?
This presentation highlights the potential for green hydrogen and how Africa has an opportunity to become a global green hydrogen powerhouse.
Biography
Oghosa is a lawyer and energy analyst who has worked in the UK and Nigerian energy sectors. Her work cuts across providing support to stakeholders and governments towards electricity market design, Monitoring and Evaluating energy access and the strategic implementation of net-zero transition and decarbonization systems.
She has a degree in Law from the University of Derby and a master’s degree in law from Nottingham Law school. In June 2021, Oghosa was recognized as the ESI Africa Women in Energy. She has worked in the Institute of Energy Systems, University of Edinburgh, and a member of Women in Green Hydrogen Network.