A French power producer expects to its hydrogen energy power station in Namibia to produce electricity by 2024.
A top company official for HDF Energy announced the plan for the southern African country recently. The hydrogen power plant in Namibia would be Africa’s first.
The Swakopmund project is expected to cost about $181 million. Once operational, the company said, it will supply electrical power, 24 hours a day, throughout the year. It will increase the electricity supply to Namibia, which imports 40 percent of its power from neighboring South Africa.
Namibia is one of the world’s sunniest and least densely populated countries. It wants to be able to use its great potential for solar and wind energy to produce “green” hydrogen power. And Namibia wants to become a renewable energy center in Africa.
Hydrogen power is considered “green” when it is made with renewable…
Company Aims to Build Africa’s First Hydrogen Power Center by 2024
