Rundu Mayor Gabriel Kanyanga has reiterated his council's desire to exit from its shareholding in the Northern Electricity Distributor company - NORED. 

Kanyanga sighted poor service delivery to the town, among other reasons. 

The Rundu Town Council, Kanyanga says, has already looked at the Oshakati Premier Electric company model and means to replicate that.

At least eight regional councils from Kunene to Zambezi and towns and village councils in these regions make up the shareholding in NORED. 

Kanyanga says that despite additional responsibilities as the regional capital, Rundu remains the darkest town in NORED's area of operation, with streetlights always off. 

Kavango East Regional Councillor Paulus Mbangu is not happy with what he termed secrecy when it comes to dividends paid to regional and town councils.

Mbangu wants NORED to clarify the formula used to pay dividends to shareholders.

NORED's Technical Executive Petnen Frans explained that the company has a system in place that shows each town and region's electricity consumption.

He, however, could not offer those in attendance the formula used to calculate due amounts to the shareholders.

On the Rundu council's wish to exit their cooperation, he said that is a matter for the shareholders to discuss.

NORED and Nampower recently held a stakeholders engagement at Rundu where residents, business owners, and public sector participants expressed dissatisfaction at the power utility's service delivery in the region.