South Africa aims to become a leading country in green hydrogen
In South Africa, Devdiscourse reported that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled the country’s intention to become a world leader in green hydrogen.
“We are determined to make full use of our substantial endowments to meet the challenges of climate change and to achieve a just transition that benefits all our people,” Ramaphosa said during a keynote speech at the opening of the inaugural South Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, held in Cape Town earlier this week.
He also invited companies in the green hydrogen market to invest in the country.
“We hope to see these international firms partnering with South African firms as we increase our renewable energy footprint, green hydrogen manufacturing capability and local production of value added products,” he said.
It is estimated that South Africa has the potential to produce 6 to 13 million tons of green hydrogen and derivatives a year by 2050, according to the report.
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