Electricity Namibia or Nampower

Here we are in Namibia, and I am very apprehensive. You are probably wondering why? The answer will be obvious in a moment. NamPower handles electricity production and distribution in Namibia. NamPower has been having a ton of headaches with supply of electricity.

Namibia is awash with Uranium, the essential commodity needed to get the uranium form the ground to the market place is electricity, and that they do not seem to have enough. Almost 50 percent of the electricity needed has to be imported form neighboring South Africa; but South Africa herself does not have enough. Recently, the consumer was given a choice, increase in electricity rates (or tariff) or rotating blackout. Majority of the customers voted for the higher rates. You can imagine what would happen to the poor people.

NamPower should be given some credits. Unlike some of her African neighbors, at least they are exploring all the possible options, and plan to utilize what is available, including as many as a dozen hydro dams along the same Kunene River, is this “green or is it green”, this would be more power and clean one at that.

Last year, the poorer desert Republic gave $40 million US to Zimbabwe to refurbish her electricity equipment so at least they will be able to get some power from the North, as well as the South.

The once, breadbasket of Southern Africa is now begging from her poorer sister. Before you say what is wrong with that? Think about it, when minority whites were running, South Africa, Southwest Africa (now Namibia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Zimbabwe was producing the lion’s share of food for the whole region. Now Zimbabwe cannot feed itself.

Let me stick to the subject of this Blog, besides we have already shed some light on Zimbabwe in our last Blog.

In summary, there seem to be more cheetahs on this landscape the hippos.