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Saudi Arabia: How green hydrogen from the desert is set to drive Germany’s energy transition

During a visit by German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche, the oil-rich kingdom unveiled plans to export low-cost green hydrogen. The proposed “energy bridge” is intended to bring Germany and Saudi Arabia closer together economically, geopolitically, and on climate policy.

Malte Kreutzfeldt
03. February 2026
Katherina Reiche (CDU), Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie, trifft beim Saudi German Business Council Prinz Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud (r) Energieminister des Königreichs Saudi-Arabien und unterzeichnet die Memoranda of Understanding. Die Ministerin führt bei ihrer viertägigen Reise politische Gespräche in Riad und Dschidda.
Katherina Reiche, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister (picture alliance/dpa | Elisa Schu)

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Last updated: 03. February 2026

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