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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) imported 67.4% of power from neighbouring countries and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) market to meet the country\u2019s electricity demand. This is an increase from 59% of the 2019\/20 financial year.<\/p>\n

According to the electricity utility\u2019s 2021 annual report, \u201cNamPower continues to rely on regional trading partners to meet the country\u2019s electricity demand.<\/p>\n

The catchment area of Ruacana did not receive good rainfall during the reporting period, resulting in the Ruacana Hydro Power Station flow averaging 93 m3\/s (2019\/20: 275 m3\/s) for the financial<\/p>\n

year\u201d. This was a major factor in decreasing NamPower\u2019s contribution to total units into the system to 24.1%, compared to 33.4% achieved in the previous year. According to the power corporation, the cost of imported electricity was the main contributor to the increased cost of electricity.<\/p>\n

NamPower further stated that as a result of the various measures introduced to mitigate the effects of Covid-19, as well as the slowdown in economic activities, revenue reduced by 5% (2019\/20: 4.8% increase) from N$6.9 billion in the previous year, to N$6.5 billion for the year under review.<\/p>\n

This was mainly attributable to a decrease in unit sales\u2019 volumes of 10.3%, from 4,352 GWh to 3,903 GWh (2019\/20:4.6% increase). \u201cRecognising the economic challenges prevailing in the country, the bulk<\/p>\n

electricity tariff for the year remained unchanged from the 2020 financial year at 164.88 cents\/ kWh, the first time the tariff has remained unchanged in the history of the company,\u201d reads the report.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. The Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) imported 67.4% of power from neighbouring countries and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) market to meet the country\u2019s electricity demand. This is an increase from 59% of the 2019\/20 financial year. 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