Namibia produces only about 40 percent of its own electricity, while the remaining percentage is being imported.
This was announced by the Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, at the official launch of the Namibia Impact Mission 300.
Residents of Oerwoud Resettlement Farm in Guinas Constituency, Oshikoto Region, are grateful for the education centre and the health outreach point set up there, but they continue to be challenged by a lack of water, electricity, and land for farming.
Residents of Tsumkwe in the Otjozondjupa Region say poor road infrastructure, an unstable electricity supply and weak network coverage continue to hinder development in the area.
They spoke to NBC News about their daily struggles and hopes for improvement.
The Gobabis Municipality, in collaboration with the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, is set to roll out prepaid water and electricity provision to its residents; these projects should be completed before the end of the 2025/2026 financial year.
Residents of the Katima Mulilo Extension 27 and those of Choto Extensions Seven and Eight in the Zambezi Region who have been living without electricity will soon have their houses electrified.
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) CEO, Robert Kahimise, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing construction work progress of the Diaz Wind Farm.
InnoSun, a subsidiary of French company InnoVent, is currently constructing the wind farm for N$1.8 billion.
The Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor, Erongo RED, has launched a mobile application that allows customers to buy electricity, pay their accounts, report faults, and access key services anytime.
A Namibian software designer developed the mobile application under an agreement with the MTC.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah assured residents of Kuvukiland, an informal settlement in Tsumeb, that they will be getting water soon, while the provision of electricity will come at a later stage.
Kuvukiland is divided into A, B and C, with A already supplying water and electricity.
Community members of Okarupuka in the Okakarara Constituency are pleading with the authorities to provide them with electricity.
The service, they say, will enable them to enjoy added benefits of improved living standards.
Erongo Red spends over half a million every month to restore electricity due to copper theft.
The Erongo Red chief executive officer said power provision is interrupted on a weekly basis when criminals strike out.
