At the core of the KOEGAS Green Hydrogen Project (“KOEGAS””) is the leveraging of abundant natural resources, solar and wind combined with available effluent water for the distillation of Green Hydrogen in the district of Marydale, Northern Cape Province of South Africa.  The KOEGAS name is synonymous with one of the oldest tribal communities in the Northern Cape known as the Griekwas, who supports this project through proper established agreements, and as such the Promotors, in collaboration with the tribal community decided to name the project “KOEGAS Green Hydrogen”.

The following map provides the overall location of the project in South Africa.  The project location was established through a professional evaluation process considering the access to natural renewable energy sources, access to land, water, road, and railway logistics.

• Province – Northern Cape
• Project location – Marydale (red circle)

It is critical to note that the entire project will be spread over approximately 22,500 hectares of land with concentrated areas where Solar, and Wind generation will take place.  

KOEGAS aims to make use of the said proven solar and wind resources, (renewable energy – Levelized Cost of Energy generation) combined with Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) providing very competitive overall costs of energy (Levelized Cost of Energy – LCOE plus the Levelized Cost of Storage – LCOS) forecasted to reduce the cost of Green Hydrogen per kg to be at par with, or below international demand prices, confirming project competitiveness on a global scale.  The Northern Cape ranks under the highest solar irradiation capacities in the world and is supported by both daytime and night-time winds with a strong and relatively consistent energy generation profile. The overall production of the Green Hydrogen will be contracted via offtake contracts to a combination of local and international markets.