Q&A: SA will need low-cost financing to kick-start green hydrogen economy
SA could become a major producer, domestic user and exporter of green hydrogen
A recent report published by investment bank Goldman Sachs says that policy, affordability and scalability seem to be converging to create unprecedented momentum for the clean hydrogen economy. SA has grand aspirations to become a major producer and exporter of green hydrogen, a fuel produced using renewable energy such as solar.
But Michele Della Vigna, MD and head of energy research for EMEA at Goldman Sachs, told Business Day’s Denene Erasmus that while the country may have plentiful access to renewable and mineral resources, building large-scale green hydrogen projects will also require access to low-cost financing...
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