Marthina Mutanga
NEW conventional and pre-paid electricity meters have been installed at the Etosha National Park by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) at the tune of close to N$3 million.
The same will eventually be done at the Waterberg Plateau, Von Bach and Daan Viljoen national parks.
This comes after the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) and the tourist ministry signed an agreement.
In a statement issued by NWR, the agency that manages the country’s national parks said after the project, it will reimburse the tourism ministry 20% of the total cost for meters installed.
The first phase, which was to realise the electrical work within the Etosha National Park of Halali, Namutoni, Okaukuejo, Ombika and Lindequest gate, commenced in June 2021 and was finalised in August 2021.
NWR Managing Director, Matthias Ngwangwama, said the relationship and partnership between NWR and the MEFT is historical and longstanding and should be strengthened and continued.
“When one considers the impact Covid-19 has had on NWR and the entire country, the ability to come together and use minimal resources at our disposal should be encouraged,” he said.
Ngwangwama stated that the metering project within the various national parks will ensure that they can effectively start saving on the electrical bill since each of them will be responsible for the total usage.
COST CUTTING: National parks will save on electricity once pre-paid meters are installed. Photo: Contributed
