Namibia plans to become power exporter

Namibia is taking concrete steps to address energy supply challenges in the short and long term, Namibia’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Tweya Tjekero said last week. To bolster the energy supply until 2018, when the 800MW Kudu Gas to Power Project is expected to be functional, a number of Short Term Critical Solutions (STCS) have been put in place, including a number of solar and wind plants. Another power project planned as a long-term solution is the 600MW Baynes Project with Angola, expected to be completed by 2022. The Commercial Counsellor at the High Commissioner of Namibia’s Commercial Office, Bonaventura Hinda, said Nampower was hard at work to put Namibia in a position to produce power in surplus, and export it.