Namibian President Mbumba Attends World Hydrogen Summit In Rotterdam

16 May 2024

Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba promoted Namibia as a future "green" logistics centre for southern Africa, using ammonia as fuel, at this year's World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam. He announced that Africa's first pipeline with green ammonia – once found to be feasible – would connect Namibia and South Africa.
 
“Green hydrogen offers opportunities that go beyond the pure production of clean molecules and potentially anchor new industries in emerging markets,” Mbumba said on 14 May 2024 in Rotterdam.

 “Namibia wants to become a logistics hub for southern Africa and is currently developing an ammonia bunker hub and a green hydrogen-powered train to achieve this goal.”

The ammonia bunker hub will be constructed at the soon to be developed north port of Walvis Bay with the support of the Rotterdam-Bruges port authority.

President Nangolo Mbumba also met the Dutch King Willem Alexander (photo) and Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Photo: Frank van Beek


This drive is intended to decarbonize shipping and long-haul logistics to minimize emissions from the transport of goods via the port infrastructure, said Mbumba.

At the three-day world hydrogen summit Namibia also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa's Western Cape Development Authority (Wesgro), the Northern Cape Economic Development, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (NCEDA) and "Gasunie", a leading Dutch hydrogen developer.

This partnership MoU aims to explore the feasibility of a green hydrogen pipeline connecting Namibia and South Africa and bolstering significant trade volumes of the new product between both countries. Once implemented, it will be the first cross-border pipeline for green ammonia in Africa.

Last October, Dutch King Willem Alexander officially launched the construction of an international hydrogen network in the port of Rotterdam. It will connect the country's large industrial centres and, from 2030 onwards, will be linked to networks in Germany and Belgium to supply industrial centres there with green hydrogen. Namibia will in the medium-term export green ammonia to Europe through the port of Rotterdam.

In addition, seaport import terminals, hydrogen production plants and large-scale storage facilities are to be connected via Rotterdam.

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