Power outage plunges Opuwo, Orumana, Okangwati into darkness

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2025-03-18

WINDHOEK, 16 May 2023 - The NamPower head office in Windhoek. (Photo by: Patricia Coetzee) NAMPA

OPUWO, 18 MAR (NAMPA) -The areas of Opuwo, Okangwati, and Orumana have been without power since Monday due to an outage at the Namibia Power Corporation substation in Ruacana.
In response to public outcry over power outages, NamPower has explained that the recent electricity supply disruption in specific areas of the Kunene region was caused by a suspected fault in the line, attributed to the heavy rain the region has experienced.
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