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Get PriceThe licences, endorsed by the ECB during its August and November 2024 meetings, include new solar, wind, biomass and gas power
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Get PriceNamibia benefits from an abundance of renewable energy resources namely solar, wind and biomass, and is home to a well-established electricity supply industry (ESI). The country
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Get PriceHydroelectric power (HEP) accounted for the bulk of this, namely utility Namibia Power Corporation (Nampower)''s 374MW Ruacana plant. Windhoek aims to add 428MW of
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