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In 2014, ZACK Beauchamp wrote an article titled ‘The Oil Curse: How Black Gold Makes Countries More Authoritarian, Corrupt and Violent’. This concept has since been discussed extensively, and numerous reports over the years have highlighted the adverse impacts of…
Barney Harmse
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In 2014, ZACK Beauchamp wrote an article titled ‘The Oil Curse: How Black Gold Makes Countries More Authoritarian, Corrupt and Violent’. This concept has since been discussed extensively, and numerous reports over the years have highlighted the adverse impacts of…
Barney Harmse
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The Sperrgebiet conjures up many images, mostly of a desert full of diamonds that only a few have entered, and some having perished on arrival or in transit. The need for permission from Namdeb to enter Oranjemund ended several years…
Roman Grynberg
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Namibia has welcomed delegates from around the world to the 11th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The event serves as a crucial platform to launch two landmark reports, the Nexus Assessment Report and…
Beatrice Prins
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Rich Namibians are the ones most likely to benefit from additional income from the hydrogen industry. This is according to preliminary projections presented by Monasa Advisory & Associates researcher Mwala Lubinda at an event titled ‘An Economic Outlook: Assessing the…
Arne Schutte
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German govt demands answers and considers terminating funding Namibia’s Dâures Green Hydrogen project is asking the German government for more funds after spending N$232 million to set up the country’s green hydrogen village project. The German government is now allegedly…
Timo Shihepo
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Minister of mines and energy Tom Alweendo says Africa has an urgent need for energy investment. He calls on international stakeholders to prioritise financing and policy support to unlock the continent’s vast resources. Alweendo was speaking at the 2024 Africa…
Puyeipawa Nakashole
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Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo says it is important that Namibia approaches oil and gas discoveries with foresight and care. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we cannot afford to squander. Something that we must make sure propels us…
Taati Nilenge
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Officials from the government’s Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P) are aiming for the country’s hydrogen projects to become interconnected, facilitating the green industrialisation envisioned in government plans. This was conveyed to journalists by hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe and his head…
Arne Schutte
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Interesting developments have been taking place in the Namibian green hydrogen sector since the launch of the inaugural ‘Green Hydrogen Monitor’. Namibia’s Blueprint for Green Hydrogen was published in August and various global green hydrogen convenings saw the establishment of…
Suzie Shefeni
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Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s chief executive, Marco Raffinetti, says any hint of corruption in the country’s emerging green hydrogen sector could destroy projects. Raffinetti says Hyphen’s concession agreement with the government includes explicit anti-corruption measures. “We have zero tolerance written into…
Charlton De Waal
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The World Bank has unified efforts to address challenges hindering the growth of distributed renewable energy in Africa.This is as it works to provide guarantees on the continent.The guarantees will be used to address the lack of funding, due to…
Shania Lazarus
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Africa’s unstable regulatory framework is hindering investment in the continent’s renewable energy sector. Speaking during the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa summit in Nairobi, Kenya, Joao Cunha said various factors hinder investment in this sector. Cunha is the division…
Shania Lazarus
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So why be sceptical of hydrogen? First and foremost, the global demand for hydrogen as a fuel source is low. Very low. The vast majority of global use of hydrogen (currently around 85Mt/annum) is for industrial use, with growth in…
Rowland Brown
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Oxpeckers tracked 14 GH2 projects in Namibia, finding implementation has been slow and the only real growth has been in bureaucracy. John Grobler investigates With just 400, mostly temporary new jobs to show for millions spent in promoting a fossil-free…
John Grobler
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The government’s green hydrogen council chairperson, Obeth Kandjoze, has defended its renewable energy project against continued criticism about its environmental impact. This is despite president Nangolo Mbumba telling foreign media that he had not heard of any environmental red flags…
Shelleygan Petersen
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