Investigative call: Assessment of the feasibility of green hydrogen in the Maldives and creation of a blueprint for a national energy transition towards sustainability
The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) has unveiled a comprehensive national roadmap for the Maldives, focusing on a sustainable energy transition with a significant emphasis on the potential of green hydrogen. This initiative is part of broader efforts to leverage technology and international cooperation to support climate-resilient development pathways.
The roadmap, which aims to address the lack of strategy, regulations, and expertise in green hydrogen development in the Maldives, identifies green hydrogen as a promising clean energy vector for the island nation, given its abundant renewable energy resources such as solar and wind, essential for producing green hydrogen via electrolysis.
Recognising obstacles such as high initial costs, limited local technical capacity, and the need for enabling policies and regulatory frameworks, the roadmap outlines a series of measures to overcome these challenges. These include capacity building, technology transfer, and mobilising finance for deployment.
The CTCN's project will include an inception workshop, a baseline assessment, and a feasibility study on green hydrogen, evaluating production and transportation technologies. The roadmap also emphasises the importance of enhanced funding, technology mechanism empowerment, and stronger integration between technology deployment and financing, coordinated with international support mechanisms to ensure practical implementation, especially under frameworks like the Paris Agreement.
To develop implementation plans that consider national needs and local contexts, the roadmap includes workshops and stakeholder engagement processes, such as those organised by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. Additionally, tools like the EnABLE assessment help the Maldives create an enabling environment for sustainable and resilient infrastructure that supports green hydrogen projects.
The CTCN's project aims to provide technical assistance for the advancement of the Maldives' 2030 carbon net-zero goals and will produce a Green Climate Fund (GCF) concept note and conduct a capacity building workshop. The project will culminate in the development of a National Roadmap for green hydrogen development in the Maldives, which may contain specific details such as timeline, exact policy recommendations, or technical targets, available in the CTCN's full national roadmap documents or related Maldives government publications.
If not a CTCN network member, one can apply to become a member to access further opportunities for technical assistance and collaboration. The deadline for submissions for the CTCN's project is 2nd October 2024. This ambitious initiative underscores the commitment of the CTCN and the Maldivian government to a sustainable and resilient energy future, powered by green hydrogen.
[1] [CTCN National Roadmap for Green Hydrogen in the Maldives](URL) [2] [CTCN Project on Green Hydrogen in the Maldives](URL) [3] [Maldives Government Publications on Green Energy Transition](URL)
- The CTCN's National Roadmap for Green Hydrogen in the Maldives highlights the potential of renewable energy, such as solar and wind, in producing green hydrogen via electrolysis, with a focus on overcoming challenges like high initial costs, limited local technical capacity, and the need for enabling policies and regulatory frameworks.
- The ambitious initiative aims to provide technical assistance for the Maldives' 2030 carbon net-zero goals, urging the need for enhanced funding, technology mechanism empowerment, and stronger integration between technology deployment and financing, coordinated with international support mechanisms to ensure practical implementation under frameworks like the Paris Agreement.
- To assure the successful implementation of green hydrogen projects in the Maldives, the roadmap incorporates workshops and stakeholder engagement processes, such as those organized by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, and tools like the EnABLE assessment to create an enabling environment for sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
