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“We have a great demand for green ammonia in the first carbon-neutral country on the African
Germany,” Habeck said. continent and eliminate the need to import
According to Rainer Baake, a special Ger- electricity from neighbouring South Africa,
man government envoy for German-Namibian Bloomberg notes.
climate and energy cooperation, the hydrogen Ammonia is one of the most common basic
plant could produce up to 20 TWh of energy. materials in the chemical industry. More than
A quarter of this amount would be enough 180mn tonnes per year (tpy) is produced glob-
to cover Namibia’s current power demand of ally and processed into fertilisers or used in
about 5 TWh. Namibia could therefore become chemical processes or other applications. ™

South Africa grants special status to Hive

Energy Africa’s green ammonia project

AFRICA SOUTH Africa’s government has registered a Development Corporation and the Infrastruc-
$5.8bn green energy development in the south ture Investment PMO to support Hive Energy
of the country as a special integrated project, and Linde fully as they develop this multibil-
making its implementation a national priority. lion-rand project that spans across the North-
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister ern and the Western Cape and is anchored in
Patricia de Lilletold a Green Hydrogen Summit the Eastern Cape.”
in Cape Town that the Coega Green Ammo- The project will have a yearly output of
nia project by British renewables developer, 950,000 tonnes of green ammonia, used in gen-
Hive Energy Africa (Hive) would be built on erating electricity and powering ships.
a fast-track basis due to this special status, the Denise van Huysteen, the Nelson Man-
local publication Mining Weekly reported on dela Bay Business Chamber chief executive
December 6. officer, highlighted that the project is ideally
Oscar Mabuyane, Premier of Eastern Cape located in a region with abundant wind and
where the investment is situated, said the pro- solar resources and the potential to export to
ject will trigger industrial development with the Far East, Europe and America.
upstream and downstream opportunities that Also speaking at the summit, Hive Hydrogen
will create more than 20,000 jobs locally. general manager Colin Loubser said the renew-
“The Eastern Cape,” he said during the ables developer had secured the commitment
November 28-30 conference, “gave their from one of the world’s largest battery and solar
strong backing for the project at the Eastern panel manufacturers to establish plants in Coega
Cape Investment Conference in Buffalo City to support the project and other renewable ener-
recently and we will continue through the Coega gy-led businesses in the country. ™

Future site of Coega Green Ammonia project (Image: Hive Energy)

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