HDF Energy Namibia (Pty) Ltd – Proposed Renewstable® Swakopmund Hydrogen -to-Power Project, Namibia (Ref: ECC2401170)

HDF Energy (Pty) Ltd is a global market leader in the development and operation of hydrogen-to-energy technology. Having established HDF Energy Namibia (Pty) Ltd, the company is proposing to harness Namibia’s considerable renewable energy capacity to create the Renewstable® Swakopmund Hydrogen-to-Power project.

HDF Energy appointed SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) Pty (Ltd) (SLR) to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in terms of the Environmental Management Act (Act 7 of 2007) (EMA) and the associated Regulations (GN. R 28 of 2012). The Project is subject to an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) being granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) in terms of the EMA.

Status

Environmental Clearance Certificate Granted

On behalf of HDF Energy Namibia (Pty) Ltd (HDF Energy Namibia), notice is hereby given that on 22 January 2024 (signed 31 January 2024) the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism: Directorate of Environmental Affairs granted an Environmental Clearance Certificate for the above-mentioned project in terms of the Environmental Management Act (No. 7 of 2007) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2012.This provides HDF Energy Namibia with authorisation to develop and operate the Renewstable® Swakopmund Project, east of the town of Swakopmund.