French independent power producer HDF Energy expects its green hydrogen power plant in Namibia, Africa’s first, to start producing electricity by 2024.
Nicolas Lecomte, HDF Energy Director for Southern Africa said on Monday that; “Yearly we can produce 142-gigawatt hours, enough for 142,000 inhabitants and that is conservative.”
He added that onIe operational, the 3.1 billion Namibian dollars ($181.25m) Swakopmund project, will supply clean electricity power 24 hours a day all year round, boosting electricity supply in the Southern African nation.
Currently, Namibia imports more than a third of its power from neighbouring South Africa. One of the world’s sunniest and least densely populated countries, it wants to harness its vast potential for solar and wind energy to produce green hydrogen and position the country as a renewable energy hub in Africa.
The project will see 85MW of solar panels powering electrolysers to produce hydrogen that can be stored. HDF Energy is also eyeing new projects across Africa and other parts of the world.
Lecomte added; “Soon after Southern Africa, you will see HDF developing projects in East Africa.”
Quadri Adejumo covers World News, Health, Climate & Humanitarian.
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