07
Oct
GRAHAM HOPWOOD Green hydrogen projects in Namibia should apply the highest standards of good governance from the outset. That means complying with the Green Hydrogen Standard. Looking at the programme of the recent Green Hydrogen Summit held in Windhoek, there were plenty of discussions focussing on business models, marketing mechanisms, offtake support, and green industrialisation, but scant mention of governance and corruption challenges. This in a country that has experienced the Fishrot corruption scandal and the collapse of the SME Bank within the last few years. As with both those scandals, we live in denial until it’s too late. The…