The unwillingness of Windhoek's informal settlement residents to sign lease agreements with the city has delayed the completion of electrification projects.

Windhoek Mayor, Queen Kamati, revealed this during the council meeting. 

Residents must sign a lease agreement with the City of Windhoek to allow orderly neighbourhood development.

"Another challenge is that some lessees are not currently situated on plots allocated to them. While others are situated in approved road reserves. These residents must first be relocated before our contractors can start installing electricity networks. Unfortunately, challenges like these hamper the progress of the electrification of informal settlements, and I call on all stakeholders, including community leaders and residents, to assist the city in mitigating these challenges for the sake of effective and efficient service delivery."

As part of the Council's electrification projects, several crime hotspots in informal settlements have also been identified, to install high mast lights to enhance resident safety and security. 

Four high mast lights have already been installed, and the city plans to install fifteen more during the current financial year.