Namibia: Govt Delays Household Electrification Target By 10 Years

NAMIBIA has pushed back its goal of electrifying 432 000 households from 2030 to 2040 due to financial and capacity challenges.

The revision follows findings from the 2022 Geospatial Least-Cost Electrification Plan (GLCEP) study, which revealed that the original target was unachievable within the set timeline.

In 2022, the World Bank, which supported the National Electrification Policy, highlighted the scale of the electrification challenge.

The GLCEP study indicated that approximately 432 000…