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The Grid Market Is Not A Monopoly … transmission infrastructure market open for investment
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Individuals or groups of investors can enter the electricity transmission market as independent power transmitters by building their networks and maintaining them. Nampower only holds a monopoly over the consumer-funded grid infrastructures. This was confirmed by both…
Hydrogen Can Be Used To Desulphurise Refineries …can it make the Angolan oil viable?
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia’s planned mega green hydrogen project can be used to reduce sulphur levels in crude oil refineries, apart from being an energy carrier and a critical input in synthetic fuel production through ammonia. National Petroleum Corporation of…
Mashika’s Faction Disregards High Court Order Restrictions
By: Annakleta Haikera For almost six years, the VaGciriku tribe has been without a chief since the death of Hompa Kasian Shiyambi in November 2019at the age of 82 after an illness. VaGciriku chieftaincy aspirant Barthomeous Aruvita on Friday secured…
Unconventional Thoughts: Are You Mentoring And Guiding Those Kids At Home
By: Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka I have been around the country speaking and participating in various economic policy discussions, but one thing I didn’t do was speak to my younger siblings or cousins about economics and risk-taking. I want to say, that…
Africa Shows Real Promise in Green Hydrogen with Projects
By: NJ Ayuk There’s a new powerhouse in African renewables. And it has plenty of experts talking about it. The report “The State of African Energy 2Q 2023 Outlook,” recently released by The African Energy Chamber (AEC), discusses the current…
Namibia’s Youth JoblessnessNeedsA Shift In Direction
By: Staff Writer While Namibian youth continue to swim in the morass of joblessness, with very little prospects for immediate intervention, neighbors Botswana recently held a conference on the same issue. The 2-day second annual labour conference was organised by…
Nam Imports 47% Of Cereal Grain From Poland
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus After another dismal grain production at the end of June 2023, Namibia had to spend N$142 million to import cereal grain from Poland, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said. In the second quarter of 2023, the country’s…
Dates Dominate Export Earnings
By: Justicia Shipena Dates were the biggest export earner of horticulture goods during the second quarter of 2023, recording N$25.8 million in export revenue. Tomatoes and vegetable seeds came in second, reporting N$3.3 million and N$1.4 million in revenue,…
Resurgent Namibia Consumer Prices Point To Rough Route For Inflation
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama Namibia is still some distance away from where we would like to be to sustainably meet the 3.6% or below inflation goal. Although annual inflation has been trending downwards since the turn of Q2 2023, it…
Africa Development Bank Pumps N$9 Million Into Namibia
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibia has secured a N$9 million grantfrom the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to kickstart putting together of the country’s Investment Plan for the design of its Nature, People and Climate (NPC) Programme. The funding was secured…