Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Commissioner, James Mnyupe, will join German company thyssenkrupp Uhde as Senior Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa after he departs from the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P) on 1 November 2025.
“I am honoured to announce that I will be joining thyssenkrupp Uhde as senior vice president for sub-Sahara Africa,” Mnyupe said.
Thyssenkrupp Uhde, part of the Germany-based thyssenkrupp group, is one of the world’s leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies.
The company has built more than 2,500 chemical plants globally and is supported by a workforce of almost 100,000 employees, with annual revenues of €38 billion.
Mnyupe said he plans to establish a presence for the company in Namibia and channel its expertise towards realising the Government’s industrialisation vision.
“I aim to establish a thyssenkrupp Uhde presence in Namibia and mobilise the group’s know-how and resources necessary to unlock the industrial clusters envisioned by Government and our private sector,” he said.
Mnyupe has served as Namibia’s first Green Hydrogen Commissioner since 2021, leading the NGH2P during a period when the country positioned itself as a potential hub for green hydrogen development in Africa.
