The Governor of the Hardap Region, Riaan Mcnab, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to empowering young people through education, training and employment opportunities.
He was speaking at the third cohort of the Youth for Green Hydrogen scholarship inauguration held at Stampriet.
Namibians must equip themselves with skills needed for emerging industries such as nuclear energy, oil and gas, green hydrogen and critical minerals.
Green industrialisation at the Dry-Hy research workshop highlighted that industry has the potential to create more than 37,000 jobs within the next four years as Namibia and Germany deepen cooperation on green hydrogen technologies.
The projections were shared at a one-day workshop in Windhoek.
||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze says the Namibia Climate Fund investment plan is key to turning green hydrogen plans into concrete projects that will involve and benefit local communities.
Namibia views green hydrogen development as the core of the country's development agenda.
National Planning Commission Director General Dr. Kaire Mbuende made the remarks at the World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
CMB.TECH Namibia, a diversified maritime group, will soon commission the testing of a green hydrogen-powered locomotive on rail tracks here in Namibia.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has reaffirmed government support for the green hydrogen sector.
Witbooi said this during her brief visit to the Hyphen Energy office at Lüderitz.
Namibia's green hydrogen ambitions continue to advance with a new partnership aimed at strengthening local participation in the sector.
Namibia is positioning itself as a key player in the global green energy transition, with growing investments in green hydrogen and biomass production. Projects such as the Daures Green Hydrogen Village are already laying the foundation for a new energy future.
Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, says the green hydrogen programme falls within Vision 2030 and the Sixth National Development Plan, with a clear objective to transition Namibia from a primary commodity exporter to a diversified, industrialised economy.
