{"id":44721,"date":"2023-05-12T06:45:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T06:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/african-energy-chamber-weighs-in-on-namibian-local-content-strategy"},"modified":"2023-05-12T07:01:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T07:01:34","slug":"african-energy-chamber-weighs-in-on-namibian-local-content-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/african-energy-chamber-weighs-in-on-namibian-local-content-strategy","title":{"rendered":"African Energy Chamber Weighs In on Namibian Local Content Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>African Energy Chamber Senior Vice President Verner Ayukegba addressed domestic and international stakeholders at the National Upstream Petroleum Local Content Policy workshop in Windhoek on Thursday, calling for expanded access to local financing solutions and a balanced approach to Namibia\u2019s local content policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about financing local content. As much as the international firms can contract Namibians, Namibians will still need to finance the contracts themselves,\u201d stated Ayukegba.<\/p>\n<p>Ayukegba stressed the importance of cooperation across energy and non-energy sectors alike in actualizing effective local content policy, creating employment opportunities and retaining value in-country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNamibians have the right to be able to profit as much as possible from their own natural resources,\u201d said Ayukegba. \u201cNot everyone will become a petroleum geologist \u2013 not everyone will become an engineer. You need to look across the board at the entire economy and make it easier for Namibians to create wealth for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ayukegba also addressed the shifting African energy landscape and the role that energy diversification and increased foreign direct investments will play in eradicating energy poverty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. African Energy Chamber Senior Vice President Verner Ayukegba addressed domestic and international stakeholders at the National Upstream Petroleum Local Content Policy workshop in Windhoek on Thursday, calling for expanded access to local financing solutions and a balanced approach to Namibia\u2019s local content policy. \u201cIt\u2019s all about financing local content. 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