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Aug 16, 2022, 11 tweets

🇳🇦NAMIBIA: Road to becoming Africa's #GreenHydrogen hub

Here is our journey so far...

It’s a 🧵

🗓️March 2021

President
@hagegeingob
introduced the Harambee Prosperity Plan II (#HPPII) with the Southern Corridor Development Initiative (#SCDI) as part of the Economic Advancement Pillar.

Read more ➡️hppii.gov.na

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🗓️August 2021

National Planning Commission, Director General, Mr. Obeth
@MbuiKandjoze
signed a hydrogen partnership between 🇩🇪#Germany and 🇳🇦Namibia and signed a Joint Communiqué of Intent (JCoI) in Windhoek and Berlin.

Read more ➡️ sciencebusiness.net/news/namibia-a…

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🗓️September 2021

#Namibia receives nine (9) commercial proposals from local, regional, and worldwide developers to create large-scale #GreenHydrogen projects for the #SCDI.

Learn more about the Southern Corridor Development Initiative (SCDI) here ➡️bit.ly/3pyZ4V5

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🗓️September 2021

The establishment pf #GreenHydrogen Research Institute at the University of Namibia
@unam_na approved by the Cabinet.

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🗓️October 2021

Namibia Ports Authority @NamibianPorts signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Europe's largest port operator, the @PortOfRotterdam, to create the infrastructure needed to carry renewable fuels to #Europe.

Read more ➡️bit.ly/3m2t4bd

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🗓️October 2021

Namibia's energy transition: Moving from policy to climate action.

weforum.org/agenda/2021/10…

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🗓️November 2021

Hon. @TomAlweendo Minister of @Min_of_Mines signed an MOU with the 🇧🇪Belgian government, under which #Belgium will assist #Namibia in developing a hydrogen refueling station and a medium-sized #solarpower plant.

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🌍#COP26
🗓️November 04, 2021

🇳🇦Namibia announces Hyphen as the preferred bidder to develop a US$9.4 billion vertically integrated green hydrogen project in the Tsau //Khaeb national park.

#GreenHydrogenHub #InvestNamibia #ClimateChage

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Green Hydrogen potential impact on 🇳🇦Namibia⬇️

🟢32 352 Full Time jobs to be created over 4 years

🟢30.6% Local SMEs and local companies

🟢20% Of youth participation

Read more ➡️gh2namibia.com

#GreenHydrogen #InvestNamibia

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#GreenHydrogen potential impact on Namibia⬇️

🟢93% of #Namibians employed during Feasibility & Construction

🟢N$ 151 941 CTC Average Annual Wage rate

🟢N$ 50,340,000 Concession Fee per Year per site

Read more about Hyphen here ➡️bit.ly/3y06ZOY

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