Introduction

The power industry in Namibia is mostly underdeveloped, with less than 2% of the population having access to electricity. The government has a policy of electrifying the entire country via both centralised production (with hydroelectricity being an important component) and decentralised generation from renewable sources such as wind, solar photovoltaics and biomass, although progress has been slow due to the high costs involved.

Electricity consumption in Namibia

Namibia consumes 0.91 TWh annually, according to the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA). That works out to about 888 kWh per capita per year.

Namibia has a population of 2.2 million people and an area of 472,000 km2 (181,000 mi2). Hence its energy density is 38 W/m2 which means that Namibia uses electricity at a rate of 21 Watts per square meter (W/sm).

The Namibian government has a policy of electrifying the entire country, via both centralised production (with A total installed capacity was 228 MW in 2019 with an annual consumption of 2,300 GWh.

The total installed capacity was 228 MW in 2019, with an annual consumption of 2,300 GWh.