The federal government says Nigeria has taken steps to rebuild its hydrogen economy as part of what it described as a 337 billion dollar climate investment plan aimed at driving sustainable development and fast-tracking the country's energy transition.
The Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria disclosed this while speaking at a strategic awareness and alignment summit on low carbon hydrogen, positioning the gathering as a moment to align stakeholders around the country's hydrogen ambitions.
According to him, the commission is developing a national hydrogen roadmap intended to guide the country's hydrogen development efforts and to attract investment into the sector.
He also revealed that Nigeria has been selected as one of only nine countries to participate in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's global clean hydrogen programme, a move expected to support the country's clean energy ambitions and accelerate the development of hydrogen projects.
He recalled that the commission inaugurated its hydrogen committee in 2023, and that the committee commenced its work immediately, laying the groundwork for the steps now being taken.
The Energy Commission of Nigeria, he said, is serving as the project executing entity for the Nigerian child project under the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's global clean hydrogen programme, and is among the first to be selected into the programme's first phase.
He added that the commission is building the country's first green hydrogen pilot plant, stressing that the summit was not Nigeria's starting point on hydrogen but rather what he called its acceleration point in the sector.