South Africa: SA's Burgeoning Hydrogen Sector Touted As Potential Creator of 30,000 Jobs

The hydrogen sector has the capacity to create more than 30,000 jobs by 2040 -- or so the Green Energy Africa Summit heard this week.

Merita Wickens, the project director at Turner & Townsend and workstream lead of operationalisation of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap , told delegates that the hydrogen sector was targeting 10GW electrolysis capacity in the Northern Cape by 2030, with plans to increase that to 15GW by 2040.Although South Africa's official unemployment rate has eased to 32.6%, its lowest since mid-2021, the number of jobs going to young people is declining.

One of the key aims as outlined by the HSR is for SA to produce 500,000 tonnes of green hydrogen a year. Key projects include the Sakhumnotho Power...). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons.

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