The Daures Green Hydrogen Project says it will start green hydrogen and ammonia production by early 2025.
The announcement follows the recent completion of the construction phase. The project is now moving into the installation of critical components, including the electrolyser and ammonia synthesis unit, which will enable the production of both green hydrogen and green ammonia.
“As construction is complete, the project is to start with installation of green hydrogen and ammonia equipment. The project should be in production [by] early next year,” said Daures CEO Jerome Namaseb told M&E.
He further explained that the project will initially produce quantities for onsite use, supporting research and training initiatives.
In addition, the project is exploring the potential to manufacture ammonium sulfate fertiliser, which would be a first for Namibia, and intends to meet the demand in local markets.
“This would form the primary consumption for the volumes that will be produced. There is also a local market for the product,” he said.
To support this expansion, Namaseb said the project team is actively engaging with potential investors to secure funding for a large-scale facility capable of producing up to a million tonnes of ammonia per year through a 5.5GW setup.
“We are investigating various ways to raise the necessary funding of further development of this facility which could at full-scale result in a 5.5GW 1 million tonnes of ammonia per annum production facility,” Namaseb said.
The construction phase has created 376 jobs, with 115 employees sourced from the constituency and contracting opportunities extended to 23 small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
“During construction 376 jobs, with 115 sourced from the Daures Constituency. The project has provided contracting opportunities to 23 SMEs thus far as well. Once the pilot is commissioned, we anticipate employing 30 to 50 persons,” Namaseb said. Last week, Daures inaugurated an agriculture facility at its site in the Erongo Region. The facility features advanced climate-controlled greenhouses, a large-scale nursery and cutting-edge irrigation.
