{"id":355829,"date":"2024-03-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=355829"},"modified":"2024-03-14T18:28:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:28:13","slug":"namibia-continues-to-deliver-on-energy-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=355829","title":{"rendered":"Namibia continues to deliver on energy supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria David<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INFRASTRUCTURE development remains a core pillar of the country\u2019s socio-economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was according to President Nangolo Mbumba during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on Thursday, saying that they have to be strategic in making investments that enable them to connect Namibia to the region and the world markets to achieve its true economic potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEnergy is the backbone of industry and livelihood for all human beings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that substantial progress was made in enhancing our energy infrastructure, through the electrification of 365 rural households and 2,515 peri-urban households in this reporting period. Additionally, 33 schools have been electrified and linked to the national grid under the electrification programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, Mbumba indicated that the Anixas II Power Project at Walvis Bay is 85 percent complete, and its additional 50 megawatts will contribute to energy supply security from June 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the development of the 40-megawatt Otjikoto Biomass Power Project is progressing smoothly, and the engineering and construction contractors have been selected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David INFRASTRUCTURE development remains a core pillar of the country\u2019s socio-economic development. 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