RES4Africa, in collaboration with the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) and NUST Namibia, with support from Enel Foundation and the Italian Embassy in Pretoria will on the 5th of November host an event in Windhoek under the theme: “Growing renewable energy technologies in Namibia.”
This year’s event will delve into essential topics for advancing Namibia’s green energy landscape, from grid integration to green hydrogen and regional energy trade.
Discussions will focus on scaling Namibia’s renewable potential, unlocking investments in critical minerals and transmission infrastructure, and harnessing local manufacturing to boost energy independence and sustainability.
“Namibia has become a regional and continental front-runner for renewable energy technologies including green hydrogen. A large resource potential and novel developments of the country’s regulation have been key to this label. There is, however, still significant room for growth to be placed as a regional and continental hub. Issues such as the integration of renewable energy in to the grid, transmission infrastructure investments, regional trading, critical minerals, and local manufacturing are all salient issues in Namibia’s green energy aspirations,” part of the event’s concept note reads.
Here is a list of the featured speakers and moderators:
Prof. Erold Naomab, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST);
Amb. Vecchi Alberto, Embassy of Italy in Pretoria;
Ms. Marianna Petrosillo, RES4Africa Foundation;
Mr. Kudakwashe (Kuda) Ndhlukula, Executive Director, hashtag#SACREEE;
Mr. Francois Robinson, Interim Executive Director, Regional Energy Regulators Association (RERA);
Mr. Robert Kahimise, CEO, Electricity Control Board;
Mr. Hafeni Motsi, Senior Energy Investment Analyst, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB);
Mr. Maurizio Decinti, CFO, Enertronica Santerno South Africa;
Prof. Samuel John , NUST Green Hydrogen Program;
Ms. Toni J E Beukes Cert.Dir., Head of Environmental, Social and Governance, HYPHEN Hydrogen Energy;
Dr. Zivayi Chiguvare, Acting Director, Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute, University of Namibia;
Dr. Lutz-Heiner Otto, Business Development Manager, Daures Green Hydrogen Village Consortium;
Mr. Deon Fuhri, Director Southern Africa, RINA.