Once operational, the 3.1 billion Namibian dollar Swakopmund project will supply clean electricity power, 24 hours a day all-year round, boosting electricity supply in the southern African nation that imports around 40% of its power from neighbouring South Africa.
Hydrogen is categorised"green" when it is made with renewable power and is seen as key to help decarbonise industry, though the technology remains immature and relatively costly. "Yearly we can produce 142 gigawatt hours, enough for 142 000 inhabitants and that is conservative," said Nicolas Lecomte, HDF Energy director for southern Africa."Soon after southern Africa, you will see HDF developing projects in east Africa," Lecomte told Reuters.
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