Namibia Forges Ahead with Mineral Beneficiation
November 17th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on Namibia’s plans to add value to mineral exports will struggle given the lack of manufacturing infrastructure in the country: Namibia insists that mining companies operating in the resource-rich African nation must add value to the minerals before shipping them abroad — despite critics’ concerns that the country lacks […]
Read more »Namibia Positioned to Benefit from Billion-Dollar Investments
November 10th, 2023
Via The Extractor, one investor’s view that Namibia is well positioned to benefit from billion-dollar investments: Westmount Energy says offshore Namibia looks to be at the early part of the creaming curve with the potential to discover additional large-scale advantaged oil resources. Gerard Walsh, Westmount Energy chairperson, said in the final results report released on 9 […]
Read more »How Green Hydrogen Put Namibia On The Map
November 8th, 2023
Via fdiIntelligence, a look at how the world’s second most sparsely populated country is on track to become a green exporter: When the Namibian government sounded out market responses to the possibility of a green hydrogen project in mid-2021, it put a considered bet on its country’s future. Later that year, Namibia-based Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, […]
Read more »Namibia: Set To Become First African Country To Run A Decarbonized Iron Plant
November 8th, 2023
Via Business Insider, a report on Namibia moves to become the first African country to run a decarbonized iron plant: Namibia initiates Africa’s inaugural decarbonized iron plant using only green hydrogen. The Oshivela project in western Namibia is set to produce 15,000 tonnes of carbon-free iron yearly. Namibia’s strategic green hydrogen initiative targets cost-effective green iron […]
Read more »Namibia Plans to Electrify all Households by 2040
November 7th, 2023
Via Namibia’s The Brief, a report that Namibia plans to electrify all households by 2040: Namibia plans to electrify all households by 2040, Mines and Energy minister, Tom Alweendo has revealed. The government’s plans are outlined in the recently approved National Electrification Policy. “I am pleased to share that our government recently approved the National […]
Read more »AfDB Approves Namibia’s N$3.6B Rail Infrastructure Loan
November 6th, 2023
Via NamBusinessExpress, a report that the African Development Bank has approved a N$3.6 billion rail infrastructure loan: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of $196.43 million (about N$3.6 billion) for Namibia to implement the second phase of its Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project (TIIP). The loan, approved […]
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