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 elect...
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&n...
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 emerg...
Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has signed a partnership agreement with the Rosh Pinah Solar Park to finance N$164 million for Phase Two of the solar facility’s expansion. DBN will co-fund the exp...
Longstanding plans by the City of Windhoek to construct its own photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant are back on the drawing board with the city now exploring the possibility of setting up a 100 megawa...
While Namibia’s first solar park at Omburu, outside Omaruru, celebrated its 10th anniversary on 15 May 2025, InnoSun commissioned its fifth solar power plant in the country on 18 August ...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy and Industry, Public Administration and Planning has instructed the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), in collaboration with the Electrici...
Zimbabwe will host the 2026 SADC Sustainable Energy Week (SADC SEW) in Victoria Falls in February. SADC SEW 2026 was launched in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 27 October by the country’s Ministry of Energy a...
Construction is progressing well on the Diaz Wind Farm near Lüderitz, in southern Namibia. With 11 turbines and a total installed capacity of 44 MW, it will be InnoVent’s largest wind project in th...
As Namibia continues to position itself as a formidable frontrunner in the green energy transition, the Namibia Energy Institute (NEI) at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) is spe...