List of power stations in Namibia

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The following page lists all power stations in Namibia .

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Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric stationCommunityCoordinatesOperatorTypeCapacityYear completedName of reservoirRiver
Ruacana Power Station [1] Ruacana NamPower Reservoir 330 MW1978/2012 Ruacana Reservoir Cunene River

Solar power

Power plantCommunityCoordinatesOperatorTypeCapacityYear completed
HopSol Hardap [2] Mariental HopSol47 MW2018
HopSol Otjiwarongo [2] Otjiwarongo HopSol5 MW2015
InnoSun Omburu [3] Omaruru InnoSun4.5 MW2015
HopSol Otjozondjupa Grootfontein HopSol5 MW2016
Ejuva I Gobabis 5 MW2016
Ejuva II Gobabis 5 MW2016
Rosh Pinah Power Plant Rosh Pinah 27°57′56″S16°47′20″E / 27.96556°S 16.78889°E / -27.96556; 16.78889 (Rosh Pinah Solar Power Station) Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) (Pty) [4] 5 MW [5] 2017
Karibib Solar Power Plant Karibib 21°56′54″S15°50′20.5″E / 21.94833°S 15.839028°E / -21.94833; 15.839028 (Karibib Solar Power Station) MetDecci Energy Investment [6] 5 MW2017
TeraSun Energy Solar Power Station Arandis 22°24′44″S14°59′57″E / 22.41222°S 14.99917°E / -22.41222; 14.99917 (TeraSun Energy Solar Power Station) TeraSun Energy81 [7] 2023 (expected)
Otjikoto Solar Power Station Maxwell Farm, Otjozondjupa Region 21°41′14″S16°56′07″E / 21.68722°S 16.93528°E / -21.68722; 16.93528 (Otjikoto Solar Power Station) Sustainable Power Solutions10 [8] 2024 (expected)

Thermal

Thermal power stationCommunityCoordinatesOperatorFuel typeCapacityYear completed or completion expectedNotes
Van Eck Power Station [9] Windhoek NamPower Coal 120 MW1972As of 2015 only one block of 30 MW active [10]
Paratus Power Station [11] Walvisbay NamPower Diesel 24 MW1976Standby station, currently only 16 MW
ANIXAS Power Station [12] Walvisbay NamPower Diesel 22.5 MW2011

Wind

Wind farm LocationCoordinates Turbine modelPower per turbine (MW)No. of turbinesTotal Nameplate capacity (MW) Commission date DeveloperOperatorOwnerNotes
Mile-7 wind turbine Walvis Bay Wind World W-25000.2210.222005Erongo REDExperimental wind turbine, damaged by theft and lack of maintenance [13] [14]

Biofuel

Thermal power stationCommunityCoordinatesOperatorFuel typeCapacityYear completed or completion expectedNotes
Otjikoto Biomass Power Station Tsumeb 19°13′26″S17°42′30″E / 19.22389°S 17.70833°E / -19.22389; 17.70833 (Otjikoto Biomass Power Station) NamPower Wood Chips 40 MW2027 (expected) [15]

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References

  1. History of Ruacana Dam and Power Station
  2. 1 2 "HopSol-Projectsite". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. International Trade Administration (29 August 2020). "Namibia: Country Commercial Guide: Energy". Washington, DC, United States: International Trade Administration . Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. OMN (23 February 2021). "Old Mutual Acquires A Majority Stake In Rosh Pinah 5MW Solar PV Plant". Old Mutual Namibia (OMN). Windhoek, Namibia. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. Jean Marie Takouleu (23 February 2021). "Namibia: Old Mutual buys back shares in the Rosh Pinah solar power plant (5 MWp)". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ProjectsToday (14 June 2017). "Solar plant commissioned in Karibib (Namibia)". ProjectsToday.com. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. Jean Marie Takouleu (1 July 2021). "Namibia: Natura Energy agrees with Globeleq for 81 MWp solar power plant". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. Engineering News South Africa (25 January 2014). "SPS & Partners provide 10 MW solar solution to Otjikoto mine". Engineering News South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. NamPower Van Eck Power Station
  10. "Windhoeker Van-Eck-Werk zurück am Netz" [Windhoek's Van Eck station back on grid]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 29 May 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. NamPower Paratus Power Station
  12. NamPower ANIXAS Power Station
  13. Hartmann, Adam (24 October 2007). "Mile 7 wind turbine running again". The Namibian .
  14. Hartmann, Adam (24 September 2024). "Defunct Mile 7 wind turbine to be revived". The Namibian .
  15. Matthew Dlamini (5 June 2024). "Tsumeb To Get Biomass Power Station". The Namibian . Windhoek, Namibia. Retrieved 13 June 2024.