To date, the City of Windhoek has electrified 4,215 households in Windhoek's informal settlements.

This was revealed at the inauguration of the Informal Areas Electrification Project in Windhoek today.

These houses were electrified during the last five years of the previous 5-Year Electrification Plan 2017–2022, which lapsed during the last financial year 2022–2023.

The electrification project was funded by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and NamPower, with a combined capital investment of around N$45 million.

The Council also recently approved the revised five-year electrification plan to electrify another 4000 for the next five years between 2023 and 2028.

To reach the targets of the plan, the Mayor of the City of Windhoek, Joseph Uapingene, says the municipality requires funding of about N$15–20 million per year.

He says, to this end, the Council is engaging various potential financial institutions for grant funding.

As part of the project, 162 households are expected to be electrified in the Havana Extension 6 and 7 Informal Settlement, of which 105 houses are already connected to the grid.