The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has carried out an oversight visit to the Hyphen Hydrogen Energy project located near Luderitz to evaluate its progress and implementation.
The Namibian government has reaffirmed its commitment to using green hydrogen as a driver of rural development, employment and sustainable economic growth during an international monitoring mission at the Dâures Green Hydrogen Village in the Erongo Region.
The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, presented Namibia's green hydrogen sector to the Chinese business community, amongst other potential sectors.
Ashipala-Musavyi forms part of the delegation accompanying President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to China.
The Governor of the Hardap Region, Riaan Mcnab, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to empowering young people through education, training and employment opportunities.
He was speaking at the third cohort of the Youth for Green Hydrogen scholarship inauguration held at Stampriet.
Namibians must equip themselves with skills needed for emerging industries such as nuclear energy, oil and gas, green hydrogen and critical minerals.
Green industrialisation at the Dry-Hy research workshop highlighted that industry has the potential to create more than 37,000 jobs within the next four years as Namibia and Germany deepen cooperation on green hydrogen technologies.
The projections were shared at a one-day workshop in Windhoek.
||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze says the Namibia Climate Fund investment plan is key to turning green hydrogen plans into concrete projects that will involve and benefit local communities.
Namibia views green hydrogen development as the core of the country's development agenda.
National Planning Commission Director General Dr. Kaire Mbuende made the remarks at the World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
CMB.TECH Namibia, a diversified maritime group, will soon commission the testing of a green hydrogen-powered locomotive on rail tracks here in Namibia.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has reaffirmed government support for the green hydrogen sector.
Witbooi said this during her brief visit to the Hyphen Energy office at Lüderitz.
