The first African Green Industries Summit (AGIS) is scheduled to take place at the coastal town of Swakopmund from 9 to 10 September 2026, under the theme “Powering African Industries for Sustainable Development.”
The summit, hosted by NEA Consulting in collaboration with key government and industry stakeholders, builds on the success of previous platforms such as the Global African Hydrogen summit — which played a pivotal role in establishing Namibia’s green credentials internationally — while expanding focus to broader green industrialisation, including renewable energy, infrastructure, and sustainable manufacturing.
AGIS 2026 is expected to bring together policymakers, investors, industry leaders, and development partners from across Africa and beyond to engage in high-level dialogue, investment discussions, and partnership development. The summit programme will include leadership roundtables, project pitching sessions, technical seminars, business matchmaking opportunities, and site visits, aimed at translating policy into tangible industrial development outcomes.
Speaking at the media launch of the summit, Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne, emphasized the importance of the summit in advancing Namibia’s industrialisation agenda and supporting Africa’s transition towards a sustainable, green economy.
She said the summit will play a significant role in championing Namibia’s wider industrialisation agenda and for Africa’s collective green transition.
“This summit did not emerge in a vacuum. It builds on a journey that began with the first major effort to convene local, continental and global interest around Namibia’s green industrial potential in 2024, and which gained further substance through the Global African Hydrogen Summit 2025 held in Windhoek. This year, we are expecting about 600 delegates (at AGIS), over 50 confirmed speakers, and more platforms that will be confirmed later,” said the Deputy Minister.
She said the AGIS represents an evolution from sector-specific dialogue toward a broader agenda covering renewable energy, green hydrogen, infrastructure, critical minerals and sustainable manufacturing.
“That broadening is timely and necessary because Namibia’s ambition is not to build one isolated sector, but to catalyse an industrial ecosystem,” she said.
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), Jessica Hauuanga, reaffirmed Namibia’s ambition to position itself as a leading green industrial hub on the African continent.
She highlighted the role of strategic partnerships, noting that collaboration with organisations such as NEA is essential in delivering platforms that attract investment, promote local enterprise participation, and drive inclusive economic growth.
Joseph Mukendwa, Interim Head of Programme of the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme, described AGIS 2026 as an evolution beyond the hydrogen sector, underscoring that Namibia’s national objective is to use renewable energy and green hydrogen as enablers of industrialisation, value addition, infrastructure development, and long-term economic transformation.
He noted that 78 projects and developers have already been shortlisted under Namibia’s Sectoral Transformation Investment Plan, spanning clean energy, enabling infrastructure, industrial decarbonisation, circular economy, and bio-economy.
