NamPower Breaks Ground on Namibia''s Largest Solar PV Power Station
Upon completion, the power station is expected to make a notable contribution to Namibia''s energy mix by increasing the share of renewable energy, reducing dependency on
There have been five key policies and initiatives guiding the trajectory of Namib-ia's renewables sector. These are the White Paper on Energy Policy (1998), the Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (REFIT) Programme (2011), the National Renewable Energy Policy (2017) and the Namibia Green Hydrogen and Derivatives Strategy (2022).
The Managing Director of NamPower, Mr Kahenge Simson Haulofu, further said that the electricity grid in Namibia will be stabilized as short and medium-term power fluctuations from RE generation can be load-followed by the storage system.
Namibia currently imports up to 70% of its electricity from neighbouring countries including South Africa and Zambia. Like most Southern African countries, a large proportion of the electricity used is generated from fossil fuel sources like coal.
Namibia's first solar power plant was inaugurated in 2015 through the REFiT system. InnoSun Energy Holdings opened the Omburu Solar PV Park in May with an installed capacity of 4.5 MW, generating 13,500,000 kWh a year. The Park covers 40 hectares and contains more than 33,000 panels.
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