Namibia secures €7.5 million grant for electrification project

The National Planning Commission of Namibia, alongside the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED), and the German development bank KfW, have signed a grant agreement for €7.5 million. This funding aims to increase electricity access for households and small to medium enterprises under Namibia’s Access-to-Energy Project. The grant will support both peri-urban on-grid and rural off-grid electrification, focusing on northeast and northwest regions of Namibia. The project plans to install…