The UNCTAD project on Technology Assessment in the Energy and Agricultural Sectors in Africa to Accelerate Progress on Science, Technology and Innovation, which involves South Africa, Seychelles and Zambia as pilot countries, was initiated in South Africa in 2019 following the submission of an expression of interest by the country. In recent years, there has been a surge of policies, programmes and strategies relating to green hydrogen technologies, and some political attention to developing and commercializing it in South Africa.