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Feasibility studies set to begin for Algeria’ green hydrogen production: Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach signed an MoU with Turkish green steel producer Tosyalı to jointly conduct feasibility studies on the production of green hydrogen in Algeria using renewable energy sources, according to a statement (pdf) released last week. The green hydrogen will then be used to manufacture green steel at Tosyalı’s steel complex in Algeria.
About the complex: Tosyalı Algerie is a fully integrated production complex that is home to the world’s largest Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) facilities with an annual capacity of 2.5 mn tons. It plans to bring its flat and long product capacity to 8.5 million tons. Located in the industrial city of Bethioua, the facility covers 5 mn sq meters and produces value-added iron and steel products. It is the largest industrial company and exporter in Algeria outside of the hydrocarbon sector.
Tosyalı is aiming big for North Africa: The Turkish steelmaker signed an agreement last week to construct the world’s largest direct reduced iron (DRI) complex in Libya’s Benghazi. The complex — which will use tech compatible with hydrogen fuel — will be developed in collaboration with Libya United Steel Company (SULB). The two established a JV called Tosyalı-SULB that will be responsible for the project’s development and operation.
