Isabel Bento
WALVIS BAY – A high-level Green Investment Dialogue will take place in Walvis Bay from 10 to 13 July.
It will bring together parliamentarians and energy leaders from six African countries.
The three-day event will place a spotlight on the role of green hydrogen in Africa’s future energy and industrial landscape and aims to accelerate climate finance for Green Energy Zones and Corridors across the continent.
Organised under the Parliamentarians for Climate Finance project, the event is supported by the Green Climate Fund and co-hosted by the Climate Parliament and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and follows earlier regional dialogues, including one held in Morocco this year.
In a recent media release, secretary general of the Climate Parliament Sergio Missana said the initiative comes as the demand for low-carbon infrastructure intensifies, and Namibia, he said, continues to position itself as a pioneer in Africa’s green industrialisation, particularly in green hydrogen. “Green hydrogen has the potential to reshape energy systems and industrial value chains. Parliamentarians are here to understand how legislation, planning and finance can make that real,” he said.
As part of the programme, participants will visit two of Namibia’s flagship green hydrogen sites: Cleanergy Solutions Namibia in Walvis Bay, which is building Namibia’s first green hydrogen refuelling station and the HyIron Oshivela outside Arandis, the world’s first industrial-scale green iron production facility powered entirely by solar- and wind-generated hydrogen.
James Mnyupe, Hhad of Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Programme, stressed the importance of policymakers in creating enabling environments for such developments.
“We look forward to fostering a progressive dialogue with like-minded peers as we uplift the living conditions of our people and all of humanity,” he stated.
The agenda includes sessions on climate finance instruments, green policy frameworks, planning tools for national implementation, and strategies to scale Namibia’s early success in hydrogen energy.
The dialogue will conclude with country-specific breakout sessions aimed at developing actionable strategies for legislative planning, project financing, and clean energy deployment.
-Nampa