UAE-headquartered Brooge Energy inked an agreement with Siemens Energy to build a solar-powered green hydrogen facility in Abu Dhabi, Wam reports. The timeframe and price tag of the project have not been disclosed.

Siemens is keen on boosting MENA’s green hydrogen production capacity: Egypt’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker met with Siemens Energy’s Egypt Managing Director Layla El Hares to explore potential cooperation on green hydrogen and renewable energy generation capacities earlier this month. Siemens Gamesa — a subsidiary of Siemens Energy — is a major player in Egypt’s wind energy sector, and is involved in the Ras Ghareb, West Bakr, and Gabal El Zeit projects in the Gulf of Suez.

And has SAF production in its sights: Siemens energy partnered with Masdar, Marubeni, and TotalEnergies in January to obtain licenses certifying the feasibility of producing sustainable aviation fuel from methanol gas.

About Brooge Energy Limited: Nasdaq-listed Brooge Energy is the parent company of Fujairah-based oil and services firm Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE, and has had plans, since August, to provide consulting services for a potential green hydrogen facility in the UAE, according to a company statement.