Namibia: More Electricity Needed for Poverty Alleviation

27 April 2015

Current prospects for electricity in Namibia, and further afield in the SADC power pool, particularly Eskom in South Africa, indicate that new challenges and opportunities are emerging.

In addition to the estimated current 224 MW shortfall in local generation capacity, rising to an estimated 250 MW shortfall after August 2016, there is an obvious opportunity to contribute to the stability of the SADC region through development of excess generation capacity.

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