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The Daures Green Hydrogen Village, a groundbreaking project aimed at producing green hydrogen and ammonia, has its sights set on producing nearly a third of Namibia’s fertiliser during its first phase, Construction of phase one is currently 66% complete.
85% of ammonia in today’s market is used for fertiliser, while ammonia production is not currently part of the project’s construction phase, but is in the process of sourcing additional funding to facilitate the production of ammonia sulfate fertiliser.
Despite the absence of ammonia production in the initial phase, it remains optimistic about the project’s potential impact on Namibia’s fertiliser needs. On this current pilot construction, the project could produce over 30% of the Namibian annual consumption of fertiliser, stated Jerome Namaseb, the project’s CEO. While ammonia fertiliser production is envisioned to begin in the second half of phase one, starting from June 2024 to 2027, it is during phase two that ammonia fertiliser will be exported to international markets.
During this phase, 0.88MW of solar and 0.1MW of wind energy is produced annually on a 300-hectare site. Green hydrogen is produced through the process of electrolysis, which involves splitting water molecules, releasing the oxygen molecule, and converting the remaining hydrogen molecules into energy – a cheaper and environmentally friendly source of energy.
The Daures Green Hydrogen Village project was initiated with a grant of N$220 million from the German government. It is being implemented in phases, with the first phase focusing on research and development, while phases two, three, and four will scale up production for international markets. As Africa’s first Net-Zero (carbon-free) village, the Daures Green Hydrogen Village comprises a solar panel field with a substation and electrolyser, training and laboratory facilities, a campsite for students, visitors, and workers, as well as a greenhouse, a nursery, and seven boreholes that pump 70 cubic metres of water daily.
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The Daures Green Hydrogen Village is a collaborative effort between Enersense Namibia (90% shareholding), the Daure Daman Traditional Authority (5.5% shareholding), and the Tsiseb Conservancy.
The project appointed 22 Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through lifetime contracts, with seven of these businesses being from the local market.
