S Africa must apply lessons from auto industry to green hydrogen sector – Patel

Lessons from South Africa’s extensive experience in the automotive industry need to be applied as the country focuses on building a green hydrogen sector, which could potentially produce six-million to 13-million tons of green hydrogen and derivatives a year by 2050. “South Africa has some natural advantages – land, wind, solar energy, oceans and endowment of critical minerals needed for green industrialisation value chains.
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100 MW-plus projects registration expected by Q3

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) expects private-sector projects exceeding the 100 MW threshold to be reflected on the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) database from the second or third quarters of this year to further increase new generation capacity, says SAPVIA CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu. An estimated 4.3 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity was installed as of 2021 across various market segments, with the total capacity of non-Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) solar PV initiatives registered with Nersa increasing by 1.2 GW since the last quarter of 2021 over the past year.
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