List of power stations in Namibia

The following page lists all power stations in Namibia.

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric station	Community	Coordinates	Operator	Type	Capacity	Year completed	Name of reservoir	River
Ruacana Power Station[1]	Ruacana		NamPower	Reservoir	330 MW	1978/2012	Ruacana Reservoir	Cunene River

Solar power

Power plant	Community	Coordinates	Operator	Type	Capacity	Year completed
HopSol Hardap[2]	Mariental		HopSol		47 MW	2018
HopSol Otjiwarongo[2]	Otjiwarongo		HopSol		5 MW	2015
InnoSun Omburu[3]	Omaruru		InnoSun		4.5 MW	2015
HopSol Otjozondjupa	Grootfontein		HopSol		5 MW	2016
Ejuva I	Gobabis				5 MW	2016
Ejuva II	Gobabis				5 MW	2016
Rosh Pinah Power Plant	Rosh Pinah	27°57′56″S 16°47′20″E	Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) (Pty)[4]		5 MW[5]	2017
Karibib Solar Power Plant	Karibib	21°56′54″S 15°50′20.5″E	MetDecci Energy Investment[6]		5 MW	2017
TeraSun Energy Solar Power Station	Arandis	22°24′44″S 14°59′57″E	TeraSun Energy		81[7]	2023 (expected)
Otjikoto Solar Power Station	Maxwell Farm, Otjozondjupa Region	21°41′14″S 16°56′07″E	Sustainable Power Solutions		10[8]	2024 (expected)

Thermal

Thermal power station	Community	Coordinates	Operator	Fuel type	Capacity	Year completed or completion expected	Notes
Van Eck Power Station[9]	Windhoek		NamPower	Coal	120 MW	1972	As of 2015^[update] only one block of 30 MW active[10]
Paratus Power Station[11]	Walvisbay		NamPower	Diesel	24 MW	1976	Standby station, currently^[update] only 16 MW
ANIXAS Power Station[12]	Walvisbay		NamPower	Diesel	22.5 MW	2011

Wind

Wind farm	Location	Coordinates	Turbine model	Power per turbine (MW)	No. of turbines	Total Nameplate capacity (MW)	Commission date	Developer	Operator	Owner	Notes
Mile-7 wind turbine	Walvis Bay		Wind World W-2500	0.22	1	0.22	2005		Erongo RED		Experimental wind turbine, damaged by theft and lack of maintenance[13][14]

Biofuel

Thermal power station	Community	Coordinates	Operator	Fuel type	Capacity	Year completed or completion expected	Notes
Otjikoto Biomass Power Station	Tsumeb	19°13′26″S 17°42′30″E	NamPower	Wood Chips	40 MW	2027 (expected)	[15]

Pictures

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  Gobabis Solar Power Station from bird's eye view (2017)
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  Aerial view of Power Plant Rosh Pinah before completion in 2017
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  Aerial view of Power Plant Rosh Pinah after completion in 2017
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  Solar Power Plant Greenam near Keetmanshoop (aerial view 2017)
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  Solar Power Plant Greenam near Keetmanshoop (aerial view 2017)
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  Solar Power Plant Karibib (aerial view 2017)
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  Wind Power Plant Lüderitz (2017)
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  Power Plant Arandis (2018)
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  Power plant Grootfontein (2018)
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  Power plant Mariental (2018)
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See also

• List of power stations in Africa
• List of largest power stations in the world

References

1. History of Ruacana Dam and Power Station
2. "HopSol-Projectsite". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
3. International Trade Administration (29 August 2020). "Namibia: Country Commercial Guide: Energy". Washington, DC, United States: International Trade Administration. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
4. OMN (23 February 2021). "Old Mutual Acquires A Majority Stake In Rosh Pinah 5MW Solar PV Plant". Old Mutual Namibia (OMN). Windhoek, Namibia. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
5. Jean Marie Takouleu (23 February 2021). "Namibia: Old Mutual buys back shares in the Rosh Pinah solar power plant (5 MWp)". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
6. ProjectsToday (14 June 2017). "Solar plant commissioned in Karibib (Namibia)". ProjectsToday.com. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
7. Jean Marie Takouleu (1 July 2021). "Namibia: Natura Energy agrees with Globeleq for 81 MWp solar power plant". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
8. Engineering News South Africa (25 January 2014). "SPS & Partners provide 10 MW solar solution to Otjikoto mine". Engineering News South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
9. NamPower Van Eck Power Station
10. "Windhoeker Van-Eck-Werk zurück am Netz" [Windhoek's Van Eck station back on grid]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 29 May 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
11. NamPower Paratus Power Station
12. NamPower ANIXAS Power Station
13. Hartmann, Adam (24 October 2007). "Mile 7 wind turbine running again". The Namibian.
14. Hartmann, Adam (24 September 2024). "Defunct Mile 7 wind turbine to be revived". The Namibian.
15. Matthew Dlamini (5 June 2024). "Tsumeb To Get Biomass Power Station". The Namibian. Windhoek, Namibia. Retrieved 13 June 2024.