New substation project set to power economic growth

Niël Terblanché In a significant development for the energy infrastructure of Namibia’s coastal region, NamPower’s Managing Director, Kahenge Haulofu, announced the construction of a state-of-the-art indoor substation with a capacity of 132/66/33kV. This essential project is set to be located just outside Swakopmund. The introduction of this new substation is poised to be a game-changer, bolstering the bulk electricity supply to towns and industry along the coast It’s a crucial step to meet the escalating electricity demands, driven by the rapid socio-economic growth in the Erongo region. “The Sekelduin substation holds a prominent place among several vital transmission capital projects…