More than 400 households now have electricity in the Omaheke Region, thanks to the collaboration between the regional council and CENORED.
This was revealed during the commissioning of the electrification project at Drimopsis in the Kalahari constituency by Vice President Nangolo Mbumba.
Watchmen at the Namapan veterinary checkpoint in the Otjozondjupa Region are calling on the government to provide them with electricity there.
The checkpoint has not had electricity for the past five years, making it difficult for them to operate at night.
Residents of Otjimbingwe are frustrated over the lack of electricity in their homes.
They say letters requesting the electrification of their homes were written several times but without a positive response.
The Khorixas Town Council has provided water and electricity to residents in extensions 11 and 12 of the informal settlement, better known as Donkerhoek.
This was revealed by Khorixas Mayor, Lena ǂGaeses, during an interview with nbc News.
The provision of potable water and electricity remains a challenge in Maltahohe and Aranos.
Residents in those areas live in corrugated shelters and share one public- tap.
The municipality of Swakopmund has cautioned its residents to desist from illegal electrical connections and put out candles before they leave home or go to bed.
Nineteen people were left homeless after their shacks burned to the ground in Mondesa, near Swakopmund, on Monday.
Almost 1000 illegal electricity connections were detected by the Keetmanshoop Electricity Department, despite an amnesty issued last year to those who have been bypassing electricity meters.
The Leader of the Landless People's Movement, LPM, Bernadus Swartbooi, has called for the speedy implementation of a rescue plan, such as the writing off of debts to address the high electricity tariffs.
