Namibia urges bold energy collaboration at regional power summit

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2025-04-10
SWAKOPMUND, 10 April 2025 - Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Gaudentia Cröhne (centre), Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope (second from the right), SAPP Executive Director Stephen Dihwa photographed with SAPP Exco members from 12 SADC countries at the opening of the exco meeting at Swakopmund on Thursday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA SWAKOPMUND, 10 April 2025 - Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Gaudentia Cröhne (centre), Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope (second from the right), SAPP Executive Director Stephen Dihwa photographed with SAPP Exco members from 12 SADC countries at the opening of the exco meeting at Swakopmund on Thursday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 10 APR (NAMPA) - The Namibian government has urged southern African nations to collaborate in transforming the region’s energy sector.
In a speech delivered on his behalf, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Natangwe Ithete at the 58th Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Executive Committee Meeting in Swakopmund on Thursday, emphasised the strategic importance of regional energy cooperation amid rising de...
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