Namibia’s first green village to be ready in March 2024
Namibia will, in March 2024, operationalise its very first green village project, the Daures Green Hydrogen Village, to facilitate the sustainable production of green hydrogen and ammonia from renewable resources in the country.
This project, once operationalised, will become the country’s centre for ammonia production with an estimated production rate of 100 tonnes of ammonia and 1,100 tonnes of ammonia sulfate annually in the first phase, local media The Namibian reports.
“We expect operations to begin in June 2024. We will be using groundwater and this water cannot be used for anything else, because of the high salinity, so we have to use a reverse osmosis system. The reserve osmosis system should be delivered on-site by the end of January, which is our short-term water solution for the site,” the Chief Executive of Dâures Green Hydrogen Village Consortium, Jerome Namaseb said.
“We have commenced a feasibility [study] for the provision of water for industrial production because for the production of green hydrogen, desalination of water is the only option and that is the long-term vision for the project in terms of water,” Namaseb added.
Namaseb said the smart greenhouse project will use 30-40 cubits of water per day, of which 30% should be recycled. “Seven SMEs have been locally procured and we know this is a 100% Namibian youth-owned project and, therefore, should take pride in it,” said Namaseb.
The project is located in the Erongo region, Namibia’s largest constituency.
