What is Namibia's First Solar power plant?

Namibia’s first solar power plant was inaugurated in 2015 through the REFiT system. InnoSun Energy Holdings opened the Omburu Solar PV Park in May with an installed capacity of 4.5 MW, generating 13,500,000 kWh a year. The Park covers 40 hectares and contains more than 33,000 panels.

How many solar PV plants are there in Namibia?

In 2018, the first twin solar PV plants in Namibia were opened in Gobabis in the Omaheke region. Ejuva One and Ejuva Two solar PV each have an installed capacity of 5 MW5. They have the capacity to feed 25.8 GWh into NamPower’s grid each year.

Is Namibia a good country for solar irradiation?

Namibia is especially well positioned for solar sources of renewable energy. The country sees almost 300 sunny days and over 3 000 hours of sun per year. As a result, our annual solar irradiation reaches values from 2 200 to 2 400 kWh/m2.

How much solar irradiation does Namibia produce a year?

As a result, our annual solar irradiation reaches values from 2 200 to 2 400 kWh/m2. To put this into perspective, the amount of sunlight received by only one square metre of Namibian land over a year holds the energy equivalent to powering a significant portion—around 20-24%—of a typical household’s annual energy needs.

What are the key policies and initiatives guiding Namib-IA's renewables sector?

There have been five key policies and initiatives guiding the trajectory of Namib-ia’s renewables sector. These are the White Paper on Energy Policy (1998), the Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (REFIT) Programme (2011), the National Renewable Energy Policy (2017) and the Namibia Green Hydrogen and Derivatives Strategy (2022).

Where does Namibia get its electricity from?

Namibia currently imports up to 70% of its electricity from neighbouring countries including South Africa and Zambia. Like most Southern African countries, a large proportion of the electricity used is generated from fossil fuel sources like coal.