SDG Namibia One and Enersense Energy Namibia Sign Development Funding Agreement for Dâures Green Fertiliser Project
10 September 2026 • Namibia • Renewable Energy Magazine
SDG Namibia One and Enersense Energy Namibia signed a development-funding agreement for the Dâures Green Fertiliser Project in the Erongo Region. The agreement can provide up to USD 3.6 million to advance engineering, commercial preparation and other work needed before an investment decision. The proposed facility is designed around 40 MW of renewable-hydrogen and ammonia capacity and targets up to 20,000 tonnes of green ammonia a year for fertiliser production. This is development capital for an early-stage project, with financial close targeted for the second quarter of 2028 rather than a commitment that construction will proceed.
DSTI participates in Africa Green Hydrogen Summit 2026
9 September 2026 • South Africa / Africa • South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation announced its participation as a strategic partner in the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town. The department planned to present national hydrogen research, development and innovation programmes, the Hydrogen Society Roadmap and the recently approved Eastern Cape green-hydrogen strategy. Sessions were intended to examine market adoption, industrialisation, skills and women’s participation across the African value chain. The item is an official event and policy announcement, not evidence of a new project reaching financing or construction.
Reference: https://www.dsti.gov.za/media/news/dsti-participates-in-africa-green-hydrogen-summit-2026
Funding update: Hydrogen initiatives secured $54m in H1 of 2026
31 August 2026 • Africa-wide • Hydrogen Rising
Hydrogen Rising estimated that African hydrogen initiatives secured at least USD 54.1 million through five disclosed transactions in the first half of 2026. The funding covered projects in Egypt, South Africa, Kenya and Namibia and included grants, development finance, blended finance and public-private support. Egypt reportedly represented about 74% of the disclosed total, while South Africa recorded the highest number of transactions. The analysis shows useful early de-risking activity, but the sums remain small relative to the capital required for the continent’s proposed gigawatt-scale projects.
Reference: https://www.hydrogen-rising.com/p/funding-update-hydrogen-initiatives-secured-54m-in-h1-of-2026
Africa green hydrogen pipeline still awaits its first gigawatt-scale investment decision
18 August 2026 • Africa-wide • Energy News Network
Energy News Network reported that no gigawatt-scale green-hydrogen project in Africa had yet reached a final investment decision. South Africa’s Coega green-ammonia proposal was described as one of the most advanced, with front-end engineering targeted in 2026 and an investment decision planned for 2027. The report also pointed to lost or uncertain offtake in projects in Mauritania and Namibia and to high financing costs in several African markets. Its central finding is that abundant renewable resources and large announced pipelines have not yet overcome the combined barriers of customers, capital, infrastructure and execution risk.
Reference: https://energy-news-network.com/industry-news/africa-green-hydrogen-investment-decision-offtake/
Renewable ammonia in Libya
17 August 2026 • Libya • Ammonia Energy Association
The Ammonia Energy Association profiled the Libya Green Energy Project being advanced by Germany-based Albaretos. The proposal aims to produce about 57,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia a year on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, with operations targeted from 2029. The project was reported to be in front-end engineering and design, making technology selection, financing, permits and offtake the next critical tests. The announced capacity and schedule therefore remain development targets rather than operating results.
Reference: https://ammoniaenergy.org/articles/renewable-ammonia-in-libya/
KBR to provide pre-FEED for Moroccan renewable ammonia project
16 August 2026 • Morocco • Ammonia Energy Association
KBR was selected by ORNX Green Hydrogen to provide pre-front-end engineering for a proposed renewable-ammonia project in southern Morocco. The concept combines roughly 900 MW of electrolysers with an annual production target of about 560,000 tonnes of ammonia. KBR’s work is intended to refine the process design, technology configuration and cost basis before more detailed engineering. The award is an early engineering milestone and does not represent a final investment decision, construction start or secured production.
Reference: https://ammoniaenergy.org/articles/kbr-to-provide-pre-feed-for-moroccan-renewable-ammonia-project/
Green fertilisers in the Middle East and North Africa: Decarbonising food systems while strengthening industrial value chains
14 August 2026 • North Africa / MENA • Green Hydrogen Organisation
The Green Hydrogen Organisation assessed how renewable hydrogen could decarbonise ammonia and fertiliser production across the Middle East and North Africa. It identified Egypt and Morocco among the countries positioned to combine renewable resources, existing fertiliser industries and export infrastructure. The paper also warned that most projects remain early-stage because high financing costs, short offtake contracts and a limited domestic premium for green products weaken bankability. This is a sector analysis, and its policy case depends on instruments such as carbon-border measures, auctions and long-term purchase agreements creating dependable demand.
Namibia’s Vice President Launches RealTest Project to Advance Green Hydrogen Research
14 August 2026 • Namibia • SASSCAL
Namibia formally launched the RealTest project, a research facility intended to evaluate hydrogen materials and components under the country’s marine and desert conditions. SASSCAL and the University of Namibia are leading work on materials, components, safety, welding and electrolyser performance. The initial 36-month programme includes EUR 2.5 million in support, additional welding-related funding and 15 research positions. RealTest is research infrastructure rather than commercial production, but it could reduce technical uncertainty and strengthen local testing capability for future projects.
Trump administration bankrolls ammonia project in occupied Western Sahara
3 August 2026 • Western Sahara / Morocco • Western Sahara Resource Watch
Western Sahara Resource Watch reported that a U.S.-supported financing agreement was signed on 28 July for ORNX’s proposed green-ammonia venture near El Aaiún. The organisation described the support as the first U.S. government financing for a private project in the disputed territory and challenged its legal and political implications. The underlying project remains at an early development stage and its financing, permitting and supply arrangements require further verification. Because the publisher is an advocacy organisation campaigning on Western Sahara, the article’s interpretation is clearly identified as a critical stakeholder perspective.
Reference: https://wsrw.org/en/news/trump-administration-bankrolls-ammonia-project-in-occupied-western-sahara
Sasol partners with DSTI, SANEDI and North-West University to build local hydrogen technology capability
31 July 2026 • South Africa • Sasol
Sasol and public research partners commissioned a locally developed 2 kW proton-exchange-membrane electrolyser test unit at Sasol’s research facility in Sasolburg. The platform emerged from South Africa’s Hydrogen South Africa programme and will be used to study performance under variable renewable-electricity conditions. The partners emphasised local intellectual property, platinum-group-metal expertise and skills development as foundations for domestic technology capability. At 2 kW, the unit is a research and learning platform rather than commercial-scale hydrogen production, and the performance claims come from the project partners.
GH2 Warns Water Security Will Be Critical to Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions
22 July 2026 • Namibia • The Energy Pioneer
The report examined the environmental and social conditions that could determine whether Namibia’s large green-hydrogen plans are sustainable. GH2 argued that coastal projects should rely primarily on responsibly managed seawater desalination rather than scarce freshwater and should protect marine ecosystems from intake and brine-discharge impacts. It also called for transparent monitoring, early community participation, benefit sharing and shared infrastructure that can improve local water security. The article is an interview-based analysis, but it highlights material project risks that must be addressed before final investment decisions.
Official Launch of the Namibia Project of the Global Clean Hydrogen Programme
8 July 2026 • Namibia • UNIDO Global Clean Hydrogen Programme
UNIDO and Namibian partners launched the country’s project under the Global Clean Hydrogen Programme. The programme will strengthen policy, institutional and technical readiness while supporting local hydrogen use and pilot activities, including links with the Dâures initiative. UNIDO estimated that the planned interventions could avoid about 0.040 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide-equivalent emissions and benefit at least 832 people, with participation targets for women and youth. These are programme objectives and expected impacts, not independently measured outcomes from completed facilities.
Reference: https://hydrogen.unido.org/news/official-launch-namibia-project-global-clean-hydrogen-programme
Project tracker: Five new hydrogen projects announced in H1 2026
5 July 2026 • Africa-wide • Hydrogen Rising
Hydrogen Rising counted five newly announced African hydrogen projects during the first half of 2026. The tracker found that most were concentrated in South Africa and Egypt and that three focused on green ammonia, reflecting the importance of fertiliser and export markets. It also interpreted the modest number of announcements as evidence that developers are becoming more selective as global hydrogen momentum slows. Announced projects should not be equated with financed capacity, and the tracker does not indicate that the proposals had reached final investment decisions.
Reference: https://www.hydrogen-rising.com/p/project-tracker-five-new-hydrogen-projects-announced-in-h1-2026
Morocco GCF Readiness Project Successfully Completed
2 July 2026 • Morocco • UNIDO Global Clean Hydrogen Programme
UNIDO reported completion of a three-year Green Climate Fund readiness project examining clean hydrogen for Morocco’s steel-sector decarbonisation. The programme produced five studies covering pre-feasibility, certification, policy and regulatory gaps, financing structures and the environmental implications of desalination. A closing workshop in Rabat brought together government, industry and international partners to discuss the findings and next steps. The result is an analytical and institutional foundation for future investment, not the completion of a hydrogen plant or a steel conversion project.
Reference: https://hydrogen.unido.org/news/morocco-gcf-readiness-project-successfully-completed
Exciting gigawatt-scale hydrogen production projects across Africa, SLR reports
26 June 2026 • Africa-wide • Engineering News
Engineering News reviewed a portfolio of large African hydrogen and derivative projects supported by strong solar and wind resources, available land and port access. Examples included South Africa’s Coega green-ammonia plan, Namibia’s Hyphen and Walvis Bay initiatives, green-iron development and studies in Angola, Tunisia and Egypt. The report stressed that renewable power can account for roughly 80% of green-hydrogen production cost, making resource quality central to competitiveness. It is a project-pipeline overview containing developer targets, and the gigawatt-scale proposals still face environmental, infrastructure, offtake and financing hurdles.
UNIDO Launches South Africa’s National Project under the GEF-8 Global Clean Hydrogen Programme
25 June 2026 • South Africa • UNIDO Global Clean Hydrogen Programme
UNIDO launched South Africa’s five-year national project under the GEF-8 Global Clean Hydrogen Programme with the NCPC-SA and CSIR. The initiative will support policy coordination, standards, technical assessments, finance preparation and industrial clusters focused on ammonia and steel decarbonisation. Initial geographic priorities include the Vaal Special Economic Zone and the East London Industrial Development Zone. This is a capacity-building and project-preparation programme, so its value will ultimately depend on whether the supported work leads to bankable investments and measurable emissions reductions.
Namibia Inaugurates Third Cohort of TVET Green Hydrogen Scholarship Beneficiaries from Hardap and ǁKharas Regions
25 June 2026 • Namibia • SASSCAL
Namibia inaugurated a third cohort of 90 technical and vocational scholarship beneficiaries from the Hardap and ǁKharas regions. More than 5,000 applications were received for training in electrical engineering, welding, plumbing, pipefitting, boilermaking, fitting and turning, automotive mechatronics and solar installation. German support exceeding N$25 million is intended to build a workforce in areas expected to host major hydrogen activity. The scholarships do not create production capacity directly, but they address a practical skills constraint and aim to improve local participation in the future value chain.
IEA Global Hydrogen Review 2026: green hydrogen can help prevent the next food and energy crisis
19 June 2026 • Africa-wide • Green Hydrogen Organisation
GH2’s commentary on the IEA Global Hydrogen Review highlighted the report’s new Africa chapter and its focus on energy and food security. It argued that domestic renewable-ammonia production could reduce exposure to imported fossil fuels, fertiliser shortages and volatile urea prices. The article noted that only one of 31 African projects announced for operation by 2030 had reached a final investment decision, underlining the gap between ambition and delivery. As organisational commentary, it supports green hydrogen strongly, but its central warning on offtake and investment status is grounded in the IEA review.