Simson Haulofu

12 Sep

NamPower to add renewables into the grid

ObserverObserver MoneyIntegrated Strategic Business Plan, Simson Haulofu

CHAMWE KAIRA Power utility, NamPower is expecting to add 250 MW to the power grid when all the projects under its 2020-25 Integrated Strategic Business Plan are completed, Managing Director Simson Haulofu told Observer Money this week. Haulofu furthermore disclosed that a new plan is expected to be completed in June 2025 and will speak to a number of things including addressing bottle necks in the transmission and many other things. “We are already in our planning phase. We need to hire out a consultant to help us with a new plan, with the approval of the board.” Of the…

NamPower commences with power cuts

ObserverNational NewsNamPower commences with power cuts, Simson Haulofu

Niël Terblanché Residents in a majority of towns in southern Namibia spent four hours last night without any electricity after the Namibia Power Corporation implemented stringent measures to collect an outstanding debt of over N$1 billion from defaulting customers. Rosa Nikanor, the Corporate Communications Officer of NamPower, confirmed that the disconnection schedule went ahead as planned. NamPower’s Managing Director, Simson Haulofu, announced early in May that the utility company will introduce a gradual disconnection schedule to two regional electricity distributors, one regional council and 19 local authorities across the country in order to incentivise defaulting customers to pay their outstanding…