{"id":309646,"date":"2021-10-21T22:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=309646"},"modified":"2021-10-21T16:23:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:23:22","slug":"national-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=309646","title":{"rendered":"National parks to get pre-paid electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marthina Mutanga<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The same will eventually be done at the Waterberg Plateau, Von Bach and Daan Viljoen national parks.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) and the tourist ministry signed an agreement.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity.jpeg\" alt=\"National parks pre-paid electricity Etosha National Park Environment Forestry Tourism MEFT\" class=\"wp-image-309650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-274x183.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-80x54.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-130x87.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-359x240.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-85x57.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-546x365.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-165x109.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-112x75.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-179x120.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-170x113.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-81x55.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-765x510.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/National-parks-to-get-pre-paid-electricity-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by NWR, the agency that manages the country\u2019s national parks said after the project, it will reimburse the tourism ministry 20% of the total cost for meters installed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>COST CUTTING: National parks will save on electricity once pre-paid meters are installed. 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