Global African Hydrogen Summit – Windhoek Observer

10 Sep

Namibians need to shift to a mindset of green industrialisation

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Ester Mbathera and Martin Endjala A recent study has recommended that Namibia needs to adopt a green industrialisation mindset across the policymaking landscape, encouraging a shift from traditional approaches. The report titled "Localising Green Industries in Namibia" was commissioned by the Green Hydrogen Business Alliance (H2BA) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and it was prepared by Systemiq between December 2023 and May 2024. The study was conducted at the request of Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and Ministry of Industrialization and Trade (MIT), with support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für…

Namibia secures N$730 million for green hydrogen future

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Martin Endjala Tom Alweendo, the minister of mines and energy, said continuous investment in the country’s green hydrogen projects strongly contradicts the belief that the development of a synthetic fuel industry in Namibia is merely a pipe dream. Alweendo made these remarks on Wednesday at the Global African Hydrogen Summit, where Team Europe signed an agreement to contribute N$730 million to advance Namibia's green industrialisation agenda. “Some people think we are going too slow, but we are also trying to go systematically to ensure we achieve what we need to be achieving,” Alweendo said. He said that the country reaches…

Namibia champions sustainable green industrialization

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Niël Terblanché Namibia's commitment to sustainable development and ecological preservation was the focal point of vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's address at the Global African Hydrogen Summit currently in progress in Windhoek. While addressing delegates on Wednesday, she stressed that environmental protection is both a natural responsibility and a constitutional obligation for Namibia, as the country strives to balance economic growth with ecological care. “For the past 34 years, Namibia has worked strategically to industrialise its economy sustainably and competitively,” she said. Nandi-Ndaitwah highlighted that the nation has placed environmental sustainability at the forefront of its developmental objectives. “This approach is…