TotalEnergies has reached over 1.5 GW of signed renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with over 600 industrial and commercial customers world-wide, for self-consumption on their sites and injection into the grid. Of this 1.5 GW, 1.1 GW is already in operation, producing 1.5 TWh of electricity a year, while 400 MW will be commissioned by year-end.
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NYC house of cards folds
Members of the representative council of the National Youth Council have demanded urgent State intervention to rescue the institution, which they say is close to collapse, after a failed weekend meeting.
Simataa: Four-day week won’t work
With the current general poor attitude displayed by some civil servants, introducing a four-day work week in Namibia would be catastrophic, Cabinet secretary George Simataa has said.
LPM asks Seibeb to please explain …shrugs off Nama-party tag
The Landless People’s Movement has come out swinging against claims that it was formed on a tribalistic premise to represent the wishes and aspirations of the Nama people.
CRAN wins regulatory levy fight
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia will start collecting levies from service providers, backdated to August 2022, following the recent Supreme Court ruling in its favour.
MTC, Huawei launch 5G trial
Mobile Telecommunications Company and Huawei conducted the country’s official and first-ever 5G trial, clocking a speed of 1.4 Gigabit per second (Gbps).
Youth involvement in road crashes worrisome
Namibian males between 18 and 35 years accounted for the highest number of people involved in crashes, injuries and fatalities during the 2022/2023 period, the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund CEO has said.
//Kharas raises fear of resettlement exclusion
Citizens in the //Kharas region fear stringent qualifying requirements attached to the resettlement policy might make them lose out on resettlement.
Thousands obtain national documents
More than 21 000 unregistered children and their families from geographically isolated and remote areas were issued birth certificates and identification cards (IDs) in February.
We are prepared to maximise oil benefits – Mbumba
More exploratory drilling in the Orange Basin off the Namibian coast has uncovered another significant column of light oil reservoirs of high quality.