Namibia’s first green hydrogen village will supply region with zero carbon fertiliser

Located in the Dâures Constituency of the Erongo region of Namibia, in southern Africa, lies the continent’s first net zero village. Established in 2023, the Daures Green Hydrogen Village set out to make the most of the natural resources available in the country to make green hydrogen and ammonia with the aim of producing the first carbon-free fertiliser in Namibia.

‘Namibia is a nation which is arid to semi-arid,’ explains Jerome Namaseb, chief executive officer of the Daures Green Hydrogen Village. ‘It’s very vulnerable to the effects of climate change; we’ve experienced about two droughts over the last five years. So, it’s natural for us to want to try and see how the advent of green technology may result in the opportunity for industrialisation … whilst also derisking or adding value from an agricultural context.’