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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 1|Page 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.
Tags: Climate Security, Deadline, Development, Electricity, Energy, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Supply, Finance, Governance, Incentive, Industry, Infrastructure, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Investment, Mining, Planning, Policy, Power Plant, Public Private, Regulation, Solar, Subsidies, Update, Water
Sector: Energy