EU lauds South Africa potential in green ammonia for shipping

  • Gas
  • October 10, 2025

European funding could enable South Africa to position itself as a global shipping hub for green ammonia, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Referring to investments under the Global Gateway package, in the presence of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, she said member states and the private sector were making a difference at ground level.

“I am thinking, for example, of the Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay [in Eastern Cape Province],” she said. “With it, South Africa is on its way to becoming a global shipping hub as green ammonia becomes a clean maritime fuel of choice. With this investment, this is an enormous opportunity that is unfolding for South Africa.”

The project is being developed by Hive Hydrogen South Africa, a joint venture between UK-based Hive Energy and South Africa renewables firm BuiltAfrica.

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