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EU backs South Africa’s move to green hydrogen

But the European Union’s investment is a fraction of what is needed, and environmentalists are wary of ‘green colonialism’

Ozayr Patel

4 min read

Drivers in the cabin of a hydrogen-powered truck during a moving demonstration, part of Anglo American Plc’s NuGen carbon-neutral project, at the Anglo American Platinum Ltd. Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mogalakwena, South Africa, on Friday, May 6, 2022. Anglo American unveiled the worlds biggest green-hydrogen powered truck at a platinum mine in northeast South Africa where it aims to replace a fleet of 40 diesel-fueled vehicles that each use about a million liters of the fossil fuel every year. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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10 SEP 2024

EU’s R628m deal to boost South Africa’s green hydrogen programme

The European Union will provide grants which will partly go towards state-owned logistics company Transnet This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get…

Ozayr Patel

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