Electricity Control Board (ECB)

06 Oct

Namibia takes non-profit stance in electricity supply sector

ObserverNational NewsElectricity Control Board (ECB), Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA), Robert Kahimise

Niël Terblanché The government has reiterated that it does not intend to profit from the electricity sector, aiming instead to ensure the industry is affordable, reliable, and self-sustaining. This message was delivered by Robert Kahimise, chief executive officer of the Electricity Control Board (ECB), during the Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA) media briefing in Windhoek. “The electricity industry faces challenges in balancing affordability, reliability, and sustainability, all while remaining financially viable,” Kahimise said. He reiterated that the government’s goal, through regulatory mechanisms, is not to profit but to subsidize costs where necessary and maintain an efficient and…

WHK informal settlements to get electricity

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Electricity Control Board (ECB), NamPower

Staff Writer NamPower and the City of Windhoek have signed a “Project Development and Transfer Agreement on the Electrification of Peri-urban Areas in the Municipality of Windhoek.” The project will be funded by NamPower to the tune of N$15.5 million as part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI), aims to electrify 1,000 households in peri-urban areas of Windhoek. “According to this agreement, NamPower is committing to contribute to the improvement of the lives of communities living in peri-urban areas, in and around Windhoek, by providing electricity to one thousand (1,000) households, as part of NamPower’s corporate social investment,” NamPower Managing…

ECB declines power tariff hike

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Electricity Control Board (ECB), NamPower

Staff Writer Electricity Control Board (ECB) has declined NamPower’s tariff application for an effective bulk tariff (inclusive of generation and transmission) increase of 3.9 percent for the financial period 2020/2021. This would have seen an increase from an average N$ 1.65 per kilowatthour to N$ 1.71 per kilowatt-hour. “In determining the tariff, the ECB considered several factors, including the impact of the tariffs on the Electricity Supply Industry, consumers and the economy at large. In particular, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and the consumers as well as the current economic climate,” ECB Chief Executive Officer, Foibe…