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The Eco Dialogue Collective, DW Akademie’s new European Union (EU)-funded initiative, will support Namibia as it strengthens transparency and accountability in natural resource management. “Namibia has an abundance of natural resources and precious ecosystems that need protection,” says Peter Limbourg,…
Deutsche Welle
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The Eco Dialogue Collective, DW Akademie’s new European Union (EU)-funded initiative, will support Namibia as it strengthens transparency and accountability in natural resource management. “Namibia has an abundance of natural resources and precious ecosystems that need protection,” says Peter Limbourg,…
Deutsche Welle
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For the first time, green hydrogen is being produced in Namibia, largely due to German investment. The southern African country has ambitious plans for an industry that’s still in its early stages. In the foothills of the Namib Desert, even…
Deutsche Welle
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TotalEnergies has started public consultations for its forthcoming project in Namibia. The consultations rstarted on Monday and will run until 6 May. TotalEnergies – in a joint venture partnership with Impact Oil and Gas, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia…
Beatrice Prins
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The Dâures Green Hydrogen Village will receive funding and support from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) to produce ammonium sulphate fertiliser. Unido announced in a statement last week that the hydrogen village will be one of its first…
Matthew Dlamini
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The establishment of the Au-Ob Regional Electricity Distributor (RED) could accelerate rural electrification in the //Kharas and Hardap regions, deputy minister of mines and energy Kornelia Shilunga has said.Speaking at the inauguration of electricity for 98 households at Berseba on…
Namibia Press Agency
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President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reportedly asked government officials to explain the viability of Namibia’s green hydrogen programme. This comes amid speculation that she is leaning toward the ‘tried and tested’ oil sector. Government sources told The Namibian that the incoming…
Timo Shihepo
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In September 2025, Namibia will host the Global African Hydrogen Summit. The Namibian government has ambitions to turn the country into a leading producer of green hydrogen for export to markets in Europe and elsewhere. However, the lands and waters…
Rosanna Carver
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A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial clean-up operation of oil-polluted areas of southern Nigeria has been beset by problems and corruption. The multinational headquartered in London, along with the…
Charlton De Waal
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Nopal Renewable Energy will be investing N$1.8 billion over the next three years in a cactus farm at Maltahöhe. This is the first project the company is embarking on in Africa. During a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, country partner Nicole…
Shania Lazarus
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The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), as the custodian of the country’s hydrocarbon exploration data, is conducting in-house geological, geophysical, and engineering studies.This is to enhance the understanding of Namibia’s subsurface hydrocarbon potential.These studies aim to provide valuable information…
Donald Matthys
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The Asset Forfeiture Unit in Mpumalanga, an arm of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), has seized R52.5 million – the proceeds of illegal coal mining – from 10 Namibian bank accounts. In doing so, the NPA has ticked a vital…
Ed Stoddard
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Sickness has been common for years at Tsumeb, where Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) was the biggest employer for more than a decade. Tests have now found the soil is contaminated with arsenic and other heavy metals. In the citrus orchards…
Samuel Schlaefli
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Former petroleum commissioner Imms Mulunga says the chances of the companies prospecting for oil in Namibia finding commercially viable oil is as low as 25 to 35%. Reacting to this week’s announcement from Chevron that they failed to find commercially…
Matthew Dlamini
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A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in several towns with water pure enough to drink, and is their only…
Surina Esterhuyse
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