TABBY MOYO When Johannes Michels, co-founder and Managing Director of the HyIron-Oshivela project, started planning a pioneering green iron project in Namibia, aiming to produce iron with zero carbon emissions utilising green hydrogen and solar energ...
Government, through the Solar Revolving Fund (SRF), has so far financed a total of 5,628 solar energy systems countrywide amounting to N$167.8 million. Director of Energy Funds in the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, Anna...
Namibia took yet another step towards achieving energy sufficiency goals with the recent addition of the 25-megawatt (MW) Khan Solar photovoltaic (PV) Plant in Usakos. The solar plant, named after Moses Mague //Garoeb, a dedicated...
The new N$1.25 billon 54 megawatt Anixas II Thermal Power Station at Walvis Bay will go a long way in providing dispatchable and reliable generation capacity to the Namibian grid, thereby improving security of supply and self-suff...
The Sorexa solar plant, located near Arandis, in the Erongo region of Namibia, marks a significant milestone for the country’s renewable energy landscape. With a first phase of 9.8 megawatt peak (MWp), this innovative project is...
The InnoVent Diaz Wind Farm, located near the harbour town of Lüderitz in southern Namibia, represents a significant step forward in the country’s renewable energy transition. With a total capacity of 44 megawatts (MW), the win...
Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo recently told the Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly held in Abu Dhabi from 11 to 13 January, that the country was on course towards achieving 70% of its energy supply from renewable so...