WINDHOEK, Oct. 16 — Namibia is accelerating its drive toward universal electricity access, setting an ambitious national target of 70 percent connection by 2030 and aiming for full national access by 2040.
Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines, and Energy Natangwe Ithete highlighted this commitment on Thursday at the inauguration of a new electrification project in Karibib in the Erongo Region.
The event saw 257 households get connected to the national grid. There were 133 households electrified under the first Service Level Agreement between the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy and Erongo RED, while 124 others were financed by a private sector company in collaboration with Karibib Town Council.
“This inauguration of electrification speaks volumes of our commitment to implement the government’s policy of electrifying every Namibian household,” he said.
To date, Ithete noted, approximately 47 percent of houses are connected to the national grid, while around 12 percent rely on solar energy solutions.
“We continue to partner with local authorities and electricity distributors to connect homes, towns, and villages,” he concluded.
Namibia is part of the Mission 300 energy compact, an African effort to electrify 300 million households by 2030. (Xinhua)
