Namibia aims to electrify 70 pct of Windhoek's informal settlements by 2030


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  • Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

WINDHOEK, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Namibia is targeting a 70 percent electrification rate in the capital city's informal settlements by 2030, said Natangue Ithete, deputy prime minister and minister of industries, mines and energy, on Friday.

Namibia currently has just more than 400,000 households that still need to be connected, Ithete said during a commissioning ceremony of electrification projects in Windhoek's informal settlement. "To meet our 2030 target, we must connect at least 26,700 households per year."

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