Company brings electricity to Oshakati rural areas, informal settlements

Oshakati Premier Electric has embarked on a project to electrify various informal settlements and rural areas surrounding Oshakati.

So far the company (OPE) has connected about 1 439 households in the Onawa area to the electricity grid.

OPE is also at an advanced stage to set up a five megawatt electricity generation plant at Oshakati.

Oshana governor Elia Irimari during the inauguration of the rural electrification project and OPE’s 20th anniversary celebration at Oshandumbala near Oshakati on Friday noted that the electrification initiative has an immediate positive impact on the standard of living of the beneficiaries.

“I am very proud to see progress being made in this regard and call on more support for OPE from us the government, the regulator and all stakeholders involved. I thus urge OPE to build on its achievements so far and even move to greater heights,” he said.

Oshakati Premier Electric has also completed the electrification of Oshandumbala at a cost of about N$3,9 million, to bring electricity to about 90 residents in the area.

The company aims to further electrify the areas of Onendongo, Othingo, Emono as well as Onawa over the next seven years at a total cost of N$22 million.

Residents of those areas have been asked to approach the OPE offices to apply to have their homes connected to the power grid.

OPE, which has been operating since 2000, is the major electricity distributor at Oshakati and surrounding villages.

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