Nangombe admits electrification progress slow

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2025-05-13

ONDANGWA, 13 May 2025 - The Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ben Nangombe during the electricity acceleration engagement held in Ondangwa on Tuesday.

ONDANGWA, 13 MAY (NAMPA) – The implementation of Namibia’s electrification project is moving at a snail’s pace, according to Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Industry.
Nangombe said this on Tuesday during an electricity acceleration engagement held in Ondangwa.
He stated that current connection rates are between 3 000 and 5 000 households annually. To achieve national electrification goals, this rate needs...

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