Thyssenkrupp Uhde says Namibia remains a key investment focus as the company positions itself to participate in the country’s emerging green industrialisation and logistics sectors.
Thyssenkrupp Uhde Senior Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, James Mnyupe, said the company is engaging both government and private sector stakeholders on potential investments and partnerships linked to Namibia’s industrial development agenda.
He said the company’s global chief executive recently visited Namibia, where meetings were held with Kaire Mbuende and Vice President Lucia Witbooi to discuss potential investment opportunities.
“And we, of course, expressed our interest and excitement at being able to potentially invest in Namibia,” Mnyupe said.
He said the company is exploring partnerships with project developers and investors involved in Namibia’s green hydrogen and industrial infrastructure sectors, with ambitions to support implementation from 2026.
“Some of the projects and players we are looking to partner with, we want to assist in making the government’s green industrialisation vision a reality,” he said.
Mnyupe said the company is also assessing opportunities linked to marine infrastructure and shipping services through Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.
“We are very interested in seeing the development of the terminal being developed here,” he said.
He added that Thyssenkrupp Uhde could support Namibian projects through engineering services and electrolyser technologies linked to green hydrogen production.
The company views Namibia as one of the first African countries moving from green hydrogen planning phases towards commercial implementation and final investment decisions.
“I think Namibia is set to become a very good example across the continent of that first practical step towards commerciality,” Mnyupe said.
Thyssenkrupp Uhde is a global industrial plant engineering company that designs and builds facilities for chemicals, fertilisers, ammonia, methanol, petrochemicals and green hydrogen-related projects.
In Namibia, its role is mainly linked to green hydrogen and green ammonia developments, including technology support for the Hyphen Green Ammonia Project in Walvis Bay. Its Africa business is focused on electrolysis, green energy, green ammonia and green methanol.
