China is the latest country to express interest in Namibia's renewable energy industry, particularly the development of Green Hydrogen.
Administrator at the National Energy Administration of China, Zhang Jianhua paid a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob at the State House.
Over 90 Namibian students received scholarships to study various related courses in the green hydrogen industry, availed through grant funding from Germany.
Sixty awardees will undertake Master's Degree courses, while 30 will undertake their studies at the local Vocational Training Centres.
President Hage Geingob says Namibia counts on Germany's expertise to develop the new Green Hydrogen and related industries.
Dr. Geingob today received a courtesy visit by visiting German Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger at State House.
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Namport will jointly build a green hydrogen supply chain between Namibia and Europe via the Port of Walvis Bay.
A new hydrogen project, at Daures Green Hydrogen Village, was launched in the Erongo Region.
The new renewable energy venture will produce hydrogen and ammonia to be used in agricultural and research activities as well as job creation.
A Dutch development financing institution, Invest International, is confident that every cent of the multi-million dollar grant to Namibia will be accounted for under the country's SDG1 Fund.
