Interview Motivation: Africa’s Green Hydrogen Revolution AND C&I Green Energy Surge

1. Pioneering the Global Green Energy Revolution

Africa is emerging as a major player in the global green hydrogen market, with countries like Morocco, South Africa, and Namibia poised to capitalise on this green energy source. With vast investment potential, Africa’s green hydrogen projects attract significant global interest, driven by both their economic promise and the appeal of sustainable investment.

2. Africa’s Commercial & Industrial Sectors Ignite a Green Energy Boom

Africa’s vast, untapped renewable energy resources are becoming central to the global net-zero ambitions by 2050, with the continent’s commercial and industrial (C&I) sectors driving significant growth through increasing public-private and multinational investments.

International law firm A&O Shearman’s partners, experts in green hydrogen commercialisation, will be available for interviews to discuss Africa’s hydrogen potential, investment landscape, and viable use cases. They will be available on the morning of either Tuesday, 25 June or Wednesday, 26 June as they will be at the conference.

• Tim Scales: Tim is Head of the Africa Group. He is an expert in Africa projects having worked in the continent for over 25 years.
• Alexander Chenery: Alex advises sponsors, governments and lenders across a broad range of energy and infrastructure projects, including low carbon and renewable energy, power and transmission, and oil & gas projects across UK, Europe, Africa, Asia and the US.
• Alexandra Clüver: Alexandra is in the Global PENRI Group and advises both domestic and multinational clients on the development and financing of projects in the energy, infrastructure and oil & gas sectors in South Africa and wider Sub-Saharan Africa focusing on equity and debt funding structures (including limited recourse, portfolio and project financing) as well as private equity and secondary market activities.
• Antoine Haddad: Antoine is a leading project, energy & infrastructure lawyer with extensive experience in the development and financing of energy, infrastructure and oil & gas projects across North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Alessandra Pardini: Alessandra specialises in project development for project finance transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector.