Africa-Press – Namibia. HITACHI Energy’s leading high-voltage solutions will play a significant role in ensuring reliable power supply in Oshakati, Ongwediva, Ondangwa and surrounding areas.
Lerato Nkosi, the Communications Officer at Hitachi Energy, explained that the company, as a pioneering technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, is delivering a comprehensive range of high-voltage equipment to the leading hydropower construction company, Sinohydro Corporation Limited, to enhance NamPower’s Kunene and Omatando substations in northern Namibia.
To meet Namibia’s rising electricity demand, NamPower, the country’s bulk electricity supplier, is implementing the two substations as part of the utility’s Transmission Master Plan, with the support of Sinohydro. The project will strengthen and expand the country’s transmission network and ensure reliable power supply throughout Namibia.
Nkosi said that the development of the Kunene and Omatando substations will significantly increase electricity supply and reliability to Oshakati, Ongwediva, Ondangwa and surrounding areas.
She added that the construction of these two substations is crucial to strengthen the northern Namibia transmission backbone. For this project, Hitachi Energy collaborated with Sinohydro for the supply of a comprehensive range of reliable high-voltage products, including circuit breakers, instrument transformers, surge arresters and disconnectors to NamPower.
“We are proud to be collaborating with Sinohydro and NamPower in this key infrastructure expansion project that will contribute towards addressing Namibia’s electricity supply challenges. As a leader in high-voltage technology, our well-proven solutions enable our customers and partners to achieve uninterrupted power supply while enhancing the safety, reliability and efficiency of power networks,” said Malvin Naicker, the Managing Director (MD) of Hitachi Energy Southern Africa.
Offering his commentary, Kahenge Haulofu, the MD of NamPower, said that NamPower strives to provide innovative electricity solutions in the South African Development Community (SADC).
“The Kunene and Omatando substation projects, which are in the implementation phase, form part of the NamPower Transmission Master Plan that is critical for improving energy reliability in the country. We are pleased to collaborate with Hitachi Energy on these projects that will help us achieve our goal of a more resilient power network in Namibia,” said Haulofu.
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