The government touted green energy as a game-changer for the country and there are plans between the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces to build a green hydrogen corridor.
CAPE TOWN - As South Africa buckles under rolling power cuts and high fuel prices President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first-ever Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on Tuesday.READ: WC and NC team up in landmark deal to develop a green hydrogen hub
"Some people fear this just energy transition and I say through this, we will be able to open up new sectors in our economy that are going to create many more jobs.""We are also going to send people to various parts of the world to see how they have managed their own transition from fossil fuel to renewables."We are determined to make full use of our substantial endowments to meet the challenges of climate change and to achieve a just transition that benefits all our people.
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