- Namibia’s state owned energy utility, NamPower, has commissioned the 54 MW Anixas II Power Station.
Situated in Walvis Bay, the Anixas II Power Station is the 5th power station owned and operated by NamPower and is an extension of the existing Anixas I Power Station, but with bigger capacity and newer technology. The project value of about N$1.28 billion was financed from NamPower’s own balance sheet and not with any external financial sources.
The Anixas II Power Station, in addition to the existing 22.5MW Anixas Power Station, was developed to provide firm, dispatchable and reliable generation capacity to the Namibian grid and thereby improving security of supply and self-sufficiency. The station further allows Namibia to integrate more renewable energy projects in future by serving as a dispatchable power station to support the intermittency of renewable energy facilities as needed.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Managing Director, Mr Kahenge Haulofu, said the following: “One of the key strategic focus and priority areas of NamPower is to position the company to be able to ensure security of power supply for the country through a least-cost energy mix, by diversifying the local energy mix and increasing local generation capacity via the implementation of strategic generation projects.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
