From its worldwide smooth launch at COP28 UAE in Dubai final December, the ‘Highway to Namibia’ marketing campaign in help of the International African Hydrogen Summit has advanced right into a motion to gasoline Africa’s inexperienced industrial revolution.
Following 9 months on the highway throughout Africa and world wide advocating, lobbying and elevating consciousness, the ‘Highway to Namibia’ marketing campaign rolled into its last vacation spot (Windhoek) final week from 3 – 5 September to host the International African Hydrogen Summit that convened the worldwide hydrogen business in Namibia.
Visitor of Honour Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President, Republic of Namibia, greeted over 1,000 attendees on the official opening ceremony of the Summit, the place she acknowledged that “Namibia is honoured to have been chosen to host the International African Hydrogen Summit. It’s encouraging for me to witness such a various gathering of good minds from world wide which have convened right here to assist us curate wealthy conversations on these important subjects. Namibia presents a wealthy and welcoming atmosphere that’s nicely suited to host an impactful inexperienced industrialisation eco-system.”
Themed From Ambition to Motion: Fuelling Africa’s Inexperienced Industrial Revolution, the inaugural International African Hydrogen Summit acquired resounding reward from governments, public sector companies, builders, traders and the personal sector for having achieved the aims of all stakeholders.
The Summit’s sectoral patron Hon. Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Vitality, Republic of Namibia, had earlier remarked that the “International African Hydrogen Summit would be the first platform of its form to be leveraged by African governments, by traders, financiers, students and the general public, with a purpose to unlock further alternatives for our continent and its companions. It is going to additionally present a platform for the worldwide gamers within the hydrogen worth chain to showcase their tasks, their plans and applied sciences to the African continent.”
As a catalyst for driving change, the International African Hydrogen Summit witnessed ten MoU bulletins, partnership declarations and deal signings, together with:
- €25 million in grants from the European Union to help the Namibian Inexperienced Industrialisation Agenda. The initiative, which incorporates commitments from Germany and the Netherlands, will probably be channelled by way of the SDG Namibia One financing car for inexperienced hydrogen funding in Namibia together with technical help to help long-term vitality planning, renewable vitality technology, and grid integration in collaboration with key Namibian stakeholders together with the Namibian Inexperienced Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P) and Namibian Requirements Establishment (NSI).
- Zhero introduced the launch of a inexperienced ammonia gigawatt-scale mission in Namibia. With co-developers Envision Vitality, it goals to provide 500,000 tonnes yearly from 2029.
- GreenGo Vitality signed an MoU with native Namibian developer InnoSun Vitality Holdings to co-develop photo voltaic and wind tasks devoted to inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing at scale.
- GreenGo Vitality introduced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with native Namibian iron mining firm, Lodestone. This collaboration will discover revolutionary options to combine inexperienced hydrogen into the metal manufacturing course of.
- Namibian cupboard authorised the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation on renewable vitality, clear vitality and hydrogen between Namibia and america of America.
- Worldwide Vitality Company to collaborate with Ministry of Mines and Vitality of Namibia and the Namibian Inexperienced Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P) on Renewable Vitality Alternatives for Namibia.
- Africa Observe and Environmental Protection Fund forge strategic partnerships to advance local weather motion in Africa.
- Inexperienced Maritime Corridors announcement to be launched at COP29 in Azerbaijan.
- Inexperienced Hydrogen Organisation and UN Excessive-Degree Local weather Champions decide to bi-annual dialogue with CSOs.
- Inexperienced Hydrogen Enterprise Alliance launches ‘Localizing Inexperienced Industries in Namibia’.
The Summit unlocked the potential of the hydrogen alternative in Africa and harnessed its projected impression on attaining a sustainable and equitable vitality transition globally.
James Mnyupe, Presidential Financial Advisor and Head of Programme, Namibia Inexperienced Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P) summarised that “the Summit was an enormous success and can come again to Namibia subsequent yr from 9 – 11 September 2025.”
