Dr. Blade Nzimande

Energy policy and industrial development

Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity sources, considered a critical component for hydrogen's long-term credibility as a clean fuel.

A fuel identified alongside hydrogen as key for decarbonizing maritime transport, producible from natural gas (blue) or renewable electricity (green).

Tokyo

South Africa

A South African initiative launched in 2022 to coordinate and facilitate the integration of hydrogen-linked technologies across the nation's economic sectors, with goals to create a hydrogen production and components manufacturing industry and adopt hydrogen at scale as an energy source.

A Memorandum of Cooperation between Japan and South Africa to support hydrogen economy development, including technology transfer, regulatory framework development, training programs, and commercialization of locally developed intellectual property.