Power Grid

South Africa’s power utility company, Eskom, is considering adding green hydrogen production to its energy portfolio and is inviting tenders from interested companies for the construction of a pilot renewable green hydrogen facility (RHF) at its Research, Testing, and Development (RT&D) unit in Johannesburg.

Renewable green hydrogen production is a key priority to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in South Africa.

This pilot will directly contribute to informing Eskom’s decarbonization strategy and potentially enable renewable energy deployment as it presents an excellent medium to long-term energy storage solution.

Eskom believes developing a pilot Renewable Hydrogen Facility (RHF) will provide an informed pathway to plan for the potential adoption of green hydrogen, as well as an opportunity to understand legislative requirements and regulations related to renewable hydrogen and provide internal skills development.