Namibia: NamPower continues to think big

The Chairperson of the NamPower Board of Directors, Andries Hungamo, says the power utility will spend N$1,5 billion to develop a 200 to 400 MW transmission interconnection between Zambia and Namibia, particularly in the Caprivi Region. The link is believed to will hold various strategic supply and commercial benefits for NamPower and is likely to decrease the country's dependency on South Africa for electricity. Hungamo said the project has been made possible by Zambia's recent construction of a 220 Kilovolt line from the Zambian substation at Livingstone to the Zambezi substation at Katima Mulilo.