Various energy projects, mainly renewable, that have been rolled out in Namibia are set to push the country’s power generation capacity from 759 megawatt currently to 903 MW by the end of the next financial year, ensuring energy independence. In hi...
The Ministry of Works and Transport has successfully completed the restoration of hot water to the Windhoek Central Hospital at a cost of about N$6.5 million. The hot water restoration project ensures the return of reliable hot wa...
The City of Windhoek is launching the Windhoek Solar Centre, a new knowledge hub aimed at promoting the adoption of solar technologies throughout the city. The establishment of the solar centre is funded by a €212,750 (approxima...
The Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower), in partnership with Cirrus Securities and Nedbank Namibia, successfully listed its N$5 billion Domestic Medium Term Note (DMTN) Programme on the Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX) on 16 Apr...
Solarcentury Africa’s 19.3 megawatt peak (MWp) Gerus Solar One plant, situated between Otjiwarongo and Outjo, is now operational, becoming Namibia’s first merchant solar facility to sell electricity directly into the South...
The northern town of Tsumeb may soon join the solar bandwagon with a 20 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar park planned for the mining town in the Oshikoto region. The solar PV plant, to supply power to the Dundee Precious Metals Tsu...
Energy regulator, the Electricity Control Board (ECB), is developing tailored licence conditions for small, embedded generation projects of up to 2 megawatts (MW) and pilot initiatives involving emerging technologies, including gr...