Northern Cape Business 2023/24

The 2023/24 edition of Northern Cape Business is the 13th issue of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2009, established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Northern Cape Province. Officially supported and used by the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Northern Cape Business is unique as a business and investment guide that focuses exclusively on the province. Specific investment opportunities are treated in detail in this journal, with a focus on geographic hotspots that are due to become the focus of sector-focused infrastructure development. Green hydrogen is the subject of a special feature in the early pages of the journal, but the subject comes up again in the Energy Overview.

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CONTENTS CONTENTS Northern Cape Business 2023/24 Edition Introduction Foreword 7 The Northern Cape’s unique guide to business and investment. Special features Kathu Industrial Park 5 Proximity to mining operations is this project’s selling point. Regional overview 8 Green hydrogen is expected to drive the creation of a deepwater port at Boegoebaai and stimulate investment in the province’s Special Economic Zones. Northern Cape takes the lead in green hydrogen. 10 A dedicated Special Economic Zone seems imminent. Namakwa Special Economic Zone 14 The catalyst for economic growth and integration in the western SADC. Boegoeberg Special Economic Zone 15 The GH2 hub of the western SADC. Three commercialisation lanes 16 Underpinning the Northern Cape’s green hydrogen strategy. The green hydrogen value chain 17 The competitive advantages of the Northern Cape. Upington Industrial Park 18 Location is key. NORTHERN CAPE BUSINESS 2023/24 4