- The Minister of public works and infrastructure in South Africa, Patricia de Lille, has announced the registration of nine infrastructure projects affecting the energy sector in the country with Infrastructure South Africa (ISA).
- At the country’s first Green Hydrogen Summit late last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa is determined to become a world leader in green hydrogen.
The Minister of public works and infrastructure in South Africa, Patricia de Lille, has announced the registration of nine infrastructure projects affecting the energy sector in the country with Infrastructure South Africa (ISA). She noted that these projects would aid Fastrack the SIPs, the Just Energy Transition, Green Hyrdorgen National Plan and the Oil & Gas National Program.
The following projects will be fast-tracked through SIPs:
Atlanthia Green Hydrogen in the Western Cape
Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Development Programme in the Northern Cape
HIVE Ammonia in the Eastern Cape
Hydrogen Valley Programme of Anglo-American and their JV Partners
Sasolburg Green Hydrogen Programme in the Free State
SASOL HySHiFT (Secunda) in Mpumalanga
The Prieska Power Reserve in the Northern Cape
The Ubuntu Green Energy Hydrogen Project in Northern Cape
Upilanga Solar and Green Hydrogen Park in the Northern Cape
She noted that the following projects are still waiting for final information before registration with ISA can proceed:
AMSA Saldanha Steel Hydrogen project in the Western Cape
Bambili Hyplat Fuel Cell Manufacturing
Cape Stack in the Western Cape
Enertrag Postmasburg Project. (Ammonia) in the Northern Cape
Enertrag Indigen Project (e-methanol) in the Eastern Cape
HDF Energy Renewable Energy, IPM 1 in Mpumalanga
Isondo Fuel Cell MEAs Manufacturing in Gauteng
Isondo / NCP Vehicles in Gauteng
Mainstream Renewable Energy Hydrogen in the Western Cape
Project Phoenix Fuel Cell Manufacturing in Free State
Saldanha Bay Green Hydrogen Project
At the country’s first Green Hydrogen Summit late last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa is determined to become a world leader in green hydrogen. He said: “South Africa has many inherent advantages that make it internationally competitive in producing green hydrogen, said Ramaphosa. These include a world-class endowment of both onshore wind and solar irradiation.”