The Atomic Energy Board of Namibia engaged stakeholders in the Kavango West Region on the draft Nuclear Energy Bill.
The consultations seek to raise awareness, explain the Bill, and get input from the people at the grassroots level.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has confirmed that Namibia is drafting a nuclear energy policy supported by legislation as the government seeks to turn uranium wealth into electricity.
Several Members of Parliament (MPs) questioned the structure, risks and implications of the proposed fuel supply arrangements.
Namibia places the highest strategic value on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
The Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk, has called on Namibia to take bold, decisive steps toward energy independence and economic transformation.
Botswana has emulated Namibia by suspending three fuel levies for six months to cushion consumers from the rising global oil prices.
Swapo MP Clemencia Coetzee says the Petroleum Bill rightly realises strategic petroleum powers of the office of the President.
The Petroleum Exploration and Production Amendment Bill, which was recently tabled in the National Assembly in Parliament, has been rejected by the opposition party IPC.
Minister of Industrialisation, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse has tabled the Petroleum Amendment Bill in Parliament, transferring management of Namibia's petroleum sector to the Office of the President.
The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), Modestus Amutse, has reiterated the government's aim to ensure 70% of the country's citizens have access to electricity by 2030.
