Category: Energy
Mixed Feelings About Oil & Gas Industry
By: Dwight Links Researchers from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have captured stakeholders’ mixed sentiments towards the emerging oil and gas industry. The recent research findings regarding oil and gas have revealed a variety of…
Only 37% of Nam’s Power Produced Locally in August
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In August 2025, own generation contributed 37.4 percent (141 962 MWh) of the total electricity supplied to the domestic economy, while imports made up the remaining 62.6 percent (237 734 MWh). The preceding month, July 2025, the…
Omburu Battery Storage Received its Power Conversion System
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s first utility-scale battery storage project has received some of its eight (8) Power Conversion Systems (PCS), the country’s power utility updated last week. According to NamPower updates, the PCS containers will be used to convert Alternating…
Nam Generated Only 40% of its Energy in September
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In September 2025, the country’s own generation provided 39.9 percent (160,531 MWh) of the total electricity supplied to the domestic economy as compared to July 2025, while imports accounted for the remaining 60.1 percent (242,151 MWh). This…
Energy Transition Poses Threat to Oil & Gas Traders
By: Dwight Links A report on trends in oil and gas demand and the nations producing them has forecast that alternative energy sources will impact demand and prices in coming decades. Titled ‘Lead Report: Policy Dialogue on…
Youth Participation in Green Hydrogen Still Deserves More
By: Dwight Links The recently-released third edition of the Green Hydrogen Monitor by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) outlined the current situation on which level Namibian youth are participating in the green hydrogen projects around the…
Why Energy Poverty is Namibia’s Invisible and Hidden Emergency
By: Helena Tashiya Walenga The SWAPO Party Implementation Plan (SMIP) 2025–2030 sets out an ambitious vision: an economically transformed Namibia with thriving rural economies, empowered youth, universal healthcare and education, and equitable housing access. At face value, it is…
Electrifying 206,000 Households Will Cost N$4.7 Billion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The national powerelectric utility company, NamPower, says it will need N$4.7 billion to electrify 206,000 households in both peri-urban and rural areas by 2030. This was revealed last month during the National Electrification Engagement with…
Shifting Demand Patterns in the Energy Sector
By: Dwight Links The Future of Energy Security Summit held in London recently underscored the rapid transformations occurring in the global energy sector, highlighting shifting demand patterns, increased electrification, technological innovation, and evolving investment trends. Co-hosted by…
Rhino Resources finds light oil at Capricornus 1-X well
By: Staff Writer The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) has announced a light oil discovery at the Capricornus 1-X exploration well in the Orange Basin. Rhino Resources, the operator of Petroleum Exploration License 85 (PEL 85), led…