South Africa: Green Hydrogen Can 'Reposition' Africa Within Global Value Chains

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South Africa: Green Hydrogen Can 'Reposition' Africa Within Global Value Chains

[SAnews.gov.za] The burgeoning green hydrogen industry presents an opportunity for Africa to enable structural change and reposition the continent.

Green hydrogen can 'reposition' Africa within global value chains

Africa must move swiftly to invest in green hydrogen – Ramokgopa

The green hydrogen industry presents an opportunity for Africa to enable structural change and reposition the continent. This is according to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity and Energy, who told delegates at the Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on Thursday, 12 June, that the fuel is a “strategic enabler” for Africa. “Green hydrogen must be understood not