List of power stations in Namibia explained

The following page lists all power stations in Namibia.

Solar power

Power plant	Community	Coordinates	Operator	Type	Capacity	Year completed
HopSol Hardap^[2]	Mariental		HopSol		47 MW	2018
HopSol Otjiwarongo^[3]	Otjiwarongo		HopSol		5 MW	2015
InnoSun Omburu^[4]	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	-27.9656°N 16.7889°W	Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) (Pty)^[5]		5 MW^[6]	2017
Karibib Solar Power Plant	Karibib	-21.9483°N 15.839°W	MetDecci Energy Investment^[7]		5 MW	2017
TeraSun Energy Solar Power Station	Arandis	-22.4122°N 14.9992°W	TeraSun Energy		81^[8]	2023 Expected
Otjikoto Solar Power Station	Maxwell Farm, Otjozondjupa Region	-21.6872°N 16.9353°W	Sustainable Power Solutions		10^[9]	2024 Expected

Thermal

Thermal power station	Community	Coordinates	Operator	Fuel type	Capacity	Year completed or completion expected	Notes
Van Eck Power Station^[10]	Windhoek		NamPower	Coal	120 MW	1972	only one block of 30 MW active^[11]
Paratus Power Station^[12]	Walvisbay		NamPower	Diesel	24 MW	1976	standby station, only 16 MW
ANIXAS Power Station^[13]	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^[14] ^[15]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.nampower.com.na/pages/ruacana.asp History of Ruacana Dam and Power Station
2. Web site: HopSol-Projectsite . 2016-12-10 . 2016-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002638/http://www.hopsol.ch/index.php/references . dead .
3. Web site: HopSol-Projectsite . 2016-12-10 . 2016-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002638/http://www.hopsol.ch/index.php/references . dead .
4. Web site: Namibia: Country Commercial Guide: Energy . . 29 August 2020 . International Trade Administration . 12 April 2021 . Washington, DC, United States.
5. Web site: Old Mutual Acquires A Majority Stake In Rosh Pinah 5MW Solar PV Plant . 23 February 2021 . Old Mutual Namibia (OMN) . OMN . 24 September 2024 . Windhoek, Namibia.
6. Web site: Namibia: Old Mutual buys back shares in the Rosh Pinah solar power plant (5 MWp) . Afrik21.africa . 23 February 2021 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 23 September 2024 . Paris, France.
7. Web site: ProjectsToday.com . 14 June 2017 . Solar plant commissioned in Karibib (Namibia) . 24 September 2024 . ProjectsToday . Mumbai, India.
8. Web site: Afrik21.africa . 1 July 2021 . Namibia: Natura Energy agrees with Globeleq for 81 MWp solar power plant. Jean Marie Takouleu . 16 May 2022 . Paris, France.
9. Web site: Engineering News South Africa . SPS & Partners provide 10 MW solar solution to Otjikoto mine . 25 January 2014 . Engineering News South Africa . 1 February 2024 . Johannesburg, South Africa.
10. NamPower Van Eck Power Station
11. News: Windhoeker Van-Eck-Werk zurück am Netz . Windhoek's Van Eck station back on grid . German . . 29 May 2015 .
12. NamPower Paratus Power Station
13. NamPower ANIXAS Power Station
14. News: Mile 7 wind turbine running again . Hartmann . Adam . . 24 October 2007 .
15. News: Defunct Mile 7 wind turbine to be revived . Hartmann . Adam . . 24 September 2024 .
16. Web site: . 5 June 2024 . Tsumeb To Get Biomass Power Station . Matthew Dlamini . 13 June 2024 . Windhoek, Namibia.