The 4.5MW Omburu PV Plant, outside Omaruru, was inaugurated by the late Founding President Dr Sam Nujoma on 13 May 2015 and became the country’s first multi-million dollar solar power plant develope...
Windwise Namibia, an independent private company that will have over 50% Namibian shareholding, has set an ambitious target of becoming Africa’ first wind turbine manufacturer. Florian Schubert, the...
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has approved a 3.8% increase for NamPower’s bulk tariff for 2025-2026 as opposed to the 17.44% initially requested by the power utility. ECB Chief Executive Offic...
Namdeb, the 50-50 diamond mining joint venture between the De Beers Group and the Namibian Government, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with power utility NamPower, to facilitate collabo...
There has been an increase in local generation from renewable energy plants over the past year, the Electricity Control Board (ECB) has noted. To complement local generation, two plants have been adde...
Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited (ANIREP) has announced its intention to acquire a 45% equity stake in Independent Power Producer (IPP) CERIM Lüderitz Energy. ANIREP will purchase 30%...
On 13 May 2025, Namibia marked a significant step toward climate-smart trade with the European Union (EU) by hosting an important workshop on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Organised b...
In May, a Namibian delegation comprising senior representatives from the education, research, and energy sectors undertook a four-day skills exchange study tour to the Netherlands, aimed at accelerati...
Namibia actively participated in the World Hydrogen 2025 Summit & Exhibition which took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from May 20-22. This event is the largest global hydrogen event and feature...
SILVY DIERGAARDT The Swapo Government, under President Netumbo Netumbo-Nandi Ndaitwah, is pushing for Namibia to add value to its uranium locally and a nuclear power plant could be one such way to do ...