The trip comes after Niger’s military government withdrew mining rights from Canadian and French companies to develop uranium deposits.
Fortescue is revising plans to become a major green hydrogen producer, citing high energy costs as main reason for restructuring and layoffs.
Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.
Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
