Eskom signed a five-year firm electricity sales agreement with Namibia’s national electricity utility NamPower at the 42nd Southern African Power Pool executive committee meeting in Maseru, Lesotho, All Africa reported.
According to The Namibian, Nampower announced that the agreement indicates the firm supply of 200MW and additional non-firm supply based on the transmission capacity.
“Eskom has turned around and we are now open for business with surplus capacity available to empower economic growth. This agreement provides energy security to Namibia and allows for economic development and growth in the country without electricity availability concerns,” Eskom Interim Chief Executive, Matshela Koko commented.
“The power supply situation in the region is currently under control and NamPower will continue to employ all possible means, including demand-side management measures, to ensure that the delivery of electricity supply services to the national economy is carried out in a sustainable manner,” Eskom stated.