Fortescue Chairman Andrew Forrest targets Song Mbengue and Noun Wouri dams in Cameroon
After having made his fortune in iron, the Australian tycoon intends to produce hydrogen from the energy produced by these two structures.
21/06/2021 at 16h53, by Africa Business+
Australian tycoon Andrew Forrest, the founder of Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group, took the opportunity of a visit to Yaoundé on 11 June to sign a memorandum of understanding with Alamine Ousmane Mey, Cameroon’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development.
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