By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala
Monthly, more than 70% of the country’s power generation comes from the Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station, which is fed by the water flow from Angola.
A reduction in the water flow at the power station could flip the country’s generation capacity to a net importer.
Moreover, the reduction at Ruacana Hydro exposes the country to expensive electricity supply across the region, which is priced in US Dollars.
For the first two months, Namibia was a net importer of energy, with local generation observed at below 47% according to the various Electricity Sectoral Reports, which are compiled by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA).
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