South Africa's green hydrogen push centres on a $5.8 billion Coega green-ammonia plant, promising 20,000 jobs and exports to Asia and the EU.
SOUTH AFRICA · ENERGY
Key Facts
—Big bet: The Coega Green Ammonia Project carries an estimated 105 billion rand, about 5.8 billion US dollars, of investment.
—Scale: It pairs a 1.2-gigawatt electrolyser with 3.6 gigawatts of solar and wind to make up to 1.2 million tonnes of green ammonia a year.
—Jobs: Backers say it will create about 20,000 jobs in Nelson Mandela Bay, the region with South Africa’s lowest income per head.
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