Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff (REFIT) programme

Category: Executive

Document Type: Press Release

Role: Amendment

NamPower provides an update on Namibia's power supply situation and outlines projects and initiatives, such as re-commissioning a power station, implementing demand-side management, and securing power purchase agreements, to ensure security of supply.

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Full text:

                  STATEMENT BY


           MR PAULINUS ILONGA SHILAMBA
         MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NAMPOWER




 Update on the Current Power Supply Situation and
Progress Made on NamPower Projects and Initiatives
      to Ensure Security of Supply in Namibia



                 NamPower Centre
              Windhoek, Khomas Region
               Monday, 13 April 2015




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Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen


A very warm welcome to you this morning and thank you for responding
positively to our invitation.


We convened this press conference to update you on the current power supply
situation in the country. We also use the opportunity to inform you about the
progress we have made in the implementation of our short, medium and long
term power supply programmes.


However, allow me briefly to state that the power supply shortage in the SADC
region has forced most power utilities to implement demand side management
(DSM) programmes, including load shedding. These measures have to some
extent succeeded in restraining overall electricity consumption in those
countries. Load shedding, however, has also had a negative impact on the
socio-economic development in those countries, a situation that NamPower shall
do its utmost to avoid.


In the long term, however, there is hope that the regional and domestic power
supply shortages will be alleviated when capital intensive power plants will be
commissioned to enable the generation of sufficient capacity to meet and to
hopefully exceed future demand.

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Sector: Energy

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