South Africa will receive further technical assistance from the UK, to advance the former’s hydrogen economy ambitions, the South African Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology announced on Tuesday. Separately, the UK Government confirmed the provision of this assistance, and that it would be funded by grants. The assistance would be provided through the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) initiative. The expanding hydrogen economy provided growing commercial opportunities, including for UK companies in South Africa. For example, UK company Hive Energy had a £5-billion project to build a solar- and wind-powered green ammonia plant in South Africa.