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Green hydrogen plant's 22 000 jobs to also benefit Northern Cape youth─── 09:34 Tue, 14 Jun 2022
The thousands of job opportunities expected to be created in the Northern Cape by the planned Prieska Power Reserve Project will challenge youth unemployment in the province.
This project, which is expected to start producing green hydrogen and ammonia in 2025, is expected to create 22 000 jobs. The estimated value of this project is R9.7 billion
Days before Youth Day will be celebrated in South Africa, the Northern Cape Provincial Government tweeted and reconfirmed its dedication to working with social partners in order to deal with the challenge of youth unemployment and attract more investments to contribute towards job creation. This includes upskilling the youth to ensure that they will directly benefit from the employment opportunities that this project will provide.
The Northern Cape Provincial Government tweeted that 27.5% and 35% of these 22 000 job opportunities will be allocated to the youth and women respectively.
This comes after the mayor of the Siyathemba Municipality, Mr Andrew Phillips, together with the Northern Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, members of the Executive Council, Mr Vosloo and Mr Zolile Monakali, met with the Thyssenkrupp Group, an international leader in Green Hydrogen and Ammonia technology, in Essen, Germany, on Monday.
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According to a statement issued, the Thyssenkrupp Group - which is an international leader in Green hydrogen and Ammonia Technology - and the partner for CENEC, Mahlako and the IDC, will build the Prieska Power Reserve (PPR) Industrial complex in Prieska, in the Siyathemba municipal area.
