The UK will continue to provide technical support to South Africa to help the latter progress its goals for a hydrogen economy, according to a Tuesday statement from the South African Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation. In a separate statement, the UK government stated that funding would be used to pay for this support.
The UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) initiative would be used to deliver the assistance. Commercial prospects were developing because of the hydrogen economy’s expansion, notably for UK businesses in South Africa. A green ammonia plant driven by solar and wind energy, for instance, was to be built in South Africa as part of a £5 billion proposal by the UK company Hive Energy.