The governments of Namibia and German have signed an agreement to deepen the existing hydrogen partnership between the two countries.
The two nation represented by German Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck and Namibia’s Energy Minister Tom Alweendo agreed to support for the Green Hydrogen Namibia Program, which aims to establish local hydrogen value chains benefiting the local population, develop a national strategy for green industrialization, and carry out environmental impact assessments for green hydrogen projects in Namibia.
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Hyphen project
There are further plans for a bilateral administrative partnership between Germany and Namibia to set technical standards for green hydrogen, provide advice on laws and standards, and train specialists. This collaboration also aims to support Germany’s National Hydrogen Strategy and advance international legal requirements for the safe use of green hydrogen.
The German government has presented a letter of intent to German company ENERTRAG, confirming the suitability of the Hyphen project in Namibia to be considered for final approval as a “strategic foreign project.” The Hyphen project is a joint venture between Nicholas Holdings Limited and ENERTRAG, aiming to develop the first green hydrogen project in Namibia.
The Hyphen project aims to produce two million tons of green ammonia annually and 350,000 tons of green hydrogen at full-scale development, anticipated before the end of the decade. The project is expected to create up to 15,000 new jobs during the construction phase and 3,000 permanent jobs during its operation. Additionally, there is a target for around 90% of these jobs to be filled by Namibians, with a focus on local procurement for goods, services, and materials throughout both the construction and operational phases.
