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Engr. Idara Ekpo

Engr. Idara Ekpo

CEO APPL

Engr. Idara Ekpo is Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) of APPL Hydrogen / APPL Group, a company developing large-scale green hydrogen infrastructure in Nigeria. In this role, he leads strategic development, innovation and partnership efforts, particularly for APPL’s hydrogen/methanol project in Akwa Ibom State. He has a background in energy, engineering and project management. Through APPL, he has been instrumental in structuring “Project Green,” a major hydrogen platform that brings together global technology providers, industrial partners and government institutions to build a clean-fuel future. One of Engr. Ekpo’s major achievements came in early 2025 when he represented APPL in signing a landmark €7.6 billion agreement with the Chinese firm LONGi to build a green hydrogen-based methanol production facility in Nigeria. He has stated that the project will produce 1.2 million tonnes/year of green hydrogen derivatives, as well as medical oxygen and food-grade CO?.

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