N AMIBIA ota ka vula okwiimonena olusheno lwa gwana sho taku ka thikwa komumvo 2013, Omukuluntuwiliki gwaNamPower Paulinus Shilamba osho a lombwele ngaaka iilyo yOparliamende mEtiyali.
Sigo nee okethimbo ndyoka, oshilongo otashi ka pumbwa olusheno lwomegawatt dhi li 200 ndyoka talu ka kuthwa kiilongo yilwe kakele ka South Afrika, ta popi ngaaka. Shilamba okwa li ta kuthile ko iilyo yOkomitiye yedhina Parliamentary Standing Committee kombinga yiikwaliko mu NamPower na nkene NamPower te shi enditha kombinga yegandjo lyolusheno moshilongo – molwaashoka moshitopolwa pethimbo ndika omu na ompimbwe onene yolusheno unene tuu sho South Afrika ita nyengwa okukala nolusheno moompungulilo she.”Otatu longo uusiku nomutenya opo tu mone eyamukulo kuupyakadhi mbuka, unene tu okuza mu Mei sho Okabinete ketu pe oshinakugwanithwa shokutula po otakatika dha nkene olusheno lu na okutopolwa sigo omomumvo 2011,” Shilamba ta lombwele ngaaka Okomitiye ndjoka ya li tayi wilikwa kOmunashipundi Peya Mushelenga ngoka e li oshilyo shoSwapo mOmutumba gwOpashigwana.”Otwa gandja omuhingo gwa nkene tashi ka enda kOkabinete pehulilo lyomwedhi gwa zi ko,” ta popi ngaaka.”Otwa pulanda okugwedha ko oomegawatt 50 kOsasiona yolusheno pa Paratus pOmbaye muule woomwedhi hamano sigo heyali, niilonga mbyoka otayi ka kotha oomiliyuna omathele gahamano (N$600 million).Otatu ka gwedha ko ishewe oomegawatt ethele (100 MW) muule woomwedhi 18 lwaampoka okuza konena ndjika,” Shilamba ta lombwele ngaaka Okomitiye.”Okuza owala sho ondando yomahooli ya gwedhelwa unene omasiku ga zi ko, oto vulu okuthaneka kutya oosasiona ndhika otadhi ka pula ondilo okudhi longitha.Itatu ka mona mo oshimaliwa sha gwana, notashi ka kotha oosende 110 mokilowatt mowili noshimaliwa shoka otashi futwa okuza kookastoma.”Ooproyeka ndhoka mbali otadhi ka longithwa owala ngiika mekwatathano noomina dhomoshitopolwa moka NamPower ta ka kutha oshimaliwa shoopelesenda omilongo ne (40%).Ta ti iilonga yolusheno moshitopolwa sha Caprivi mbyoka tayi ka kotha oshimaliwa shoobiliyuna ndatu oshinkwanu mbali (N$3,2 billion) otayi ka kala ya pwa sho taku ka thikwa komumvo 2009 – notashi ka kala oshipu okukutha olusheno okuza ku Zambia.Ewawa etine ndyoka tali ka tulwa kOsasiona yolusheno poRuacana otayi ka etela oshilongo olusheno lwoomewatts omilongo hetatu (80 MW).Shilamba ta ti oproyeka ndjoka ya kala ya tegelelwa ethimbo ele yoKudu gas okwa tegelelwa yi ka kale ya pwa momumvo 2012 notayi ka gandja olusheno lyoomegawatts 450 popepi nOranjemund.Ehangano olyolusheno lya Eskom na Tullow Oil itaga ki ikutha mo moproyeka ya Kudu, ashike okulanditha olusheno miimaliwa ya Amerika osha eta elaato moshinima shika.Nando ongaaka opo ku hwepopekwe epingathanitho lyoondola dha Amerika, oomina dhimwe odha ulike okufuta iifuta yadho miimaliwa ya Amerika monakuyiwa.NamPower okwa pulanda wo okutunga uundama uushona komunkulo gwomulonga gwa Orange opo ku monike wo olusheno lwoomewatts 108 okuza muundama mboka.Ooproyeka adhihe ndhoka ngele odha longwa muule woomvula ntano, Namibia ota ka vula okwiithikamena kuye mwene kombiga yompumbwe yolusheno pehala lyokukala owala i ikwatela kegandjo lyolusheno okuza kiilongo yilwe ya Afrika, Shilamba ta popi ngaaka.Kepulo lyoshilyo shSwapo Clara Bohitile kutya omolwashike okampani dhokutopola olusheno miitopolwa itadhi kuthwa po, lwo olusheno talu kala halu topolwa kOomuni yOondoolopa, Shilamba okwa yamukula kutya Epangelo otali ka ninga oshigongi omasiku tage ya naakuthimbinga kombinga yoshipalanyolo shoka.Shilamba okwa li ta kuthile ko iilyo yOkomitiye yedhina Parliamentary Standing Committee kombinga yiikwaliko mu NamPower na nkene NamPower te shi enditha kombinga yegandjo lyolusheno moshilongo – molwaashoka moshitopolwa pethimbo ndika omu na ompimbwe onene yolusheno unene tuu sho South Afrika ita nyengwa okukala nolusheno moompungulilo she.”Otatu longo uusiku nomutenya opo tu mone eyamukulo kuupyakadhi mbuka, unene tu okuza mu Mei sho Okabinete ketu pe oshinakugwanithwa shokutula po otakatika dha nkene olusheno lu na okutopolwa sigo omomumvo 2011,” Shilamba ta lombwele ngaaka Okomitiye ndjoka ya li tayi wilikwa kOmunashipundi Peya Mushelenga ngoka e li oshilyo shoSwapo mOmutumba gwOpashigwana.”Otwa gandja omuhingo gwa nkene tashi ka enda kOkabinete pehulilo lyomwedhi gwa zi ko,” ta popi ngaaka. “Otwa pulanda okugwedha ko oomegawatt 50 kOsasiona yolusheno pa Paratus pOmbaye muule woomwedhi hamano sigo heyali, niilonga mbyoka otayi ka kotha oomiliyuna omathele gahamano (N$600 million).Otatu ka gwedha ko ishewe oomegawatt ethele (100 MW) muule woomwedhi 18 lwaampoka okuza konena ndjika,” Shilamba ta lombwele ngaaka Okomitiye.”Okuza owala sho ondando yomahooli ya gwedhelwa unene omasiku ga zi ko, oto vulu okuthaneka kutya oosasiona ndhika otadhi ka pula ondilo okudhi longitha.Itatu ka mona mo oshimaliwa sha gwana, notashi ka kotha oosende 110 mokilowatt mowili noshimaliwa shoka otashi futwa okuza kookastoma.”Ooproyeka ndhoka mbali otadhi ka longithwa owala ngiika mekwatathano noomina dhomoshitopolwa moka NamPower ta ka kutha oshimaliwa shoopelesenda omilongo ne (40%).Ta ti iilonga yolusheno moshitopolwa sha Caprivi mbyoka tayi ka kotha oshimaliwa shoobiliyuna ndatu oshinkwanu mbali (N$3,2 billion) otayi ka kala ya pwa sho taku ka thikwa komumvo 2009 – notashi ka kala oshipu okukutha olusheno okuza ku Zambia.Ewawa etine ndyoka tali ka tulwa kOsasiona yolusheno poRuacana otayi ka etela oshilongo olusheno lwoomewatts omilongo hetatu (80 MW).Shilamba ta ti oproyeka ndjoka ya kala ya tegelelwa ethimbo ele yoKudu gas okwa tegelelwa yi ka kale ya pwa momumvo 2012 notayi ka gandja olusheno lyoomegawatts 450 popepi nOranjemund.Ehangano olyolusheno lya Eskom na Tullow Oil itaga ki ikutha mo moproyeka ya Kudu, ashike okulanditha olusheno miimaliwa ya Amerika osha eta elaato moshinima shika.Nando ongaaka opo ku hwepopekwe epingathanitho lyoondola dha Amerika, oomina dhimwe odha ulike okufuta iifuta yadho miimaliwa ya Amerika monakuyiwa.NamPower okwa pulanda wo okutunga uundama uushona komunkulo gwomulonga gwa Orange opo ku monike wo olusheno lwoomewatts 108 okuza muundama mboka.Ooproyeka adhihe ndhoka ngele odha longwa muule woomvula ntano, Namibia ota ka vula okwiithikamena kuye mwene kombiga yompumbwe yolusheno pehala lyokukala owala i ikwatela kegandjo lyolusheno okuza kiilongo yilwe ya Afrika, Shilamba ta popi ngaaka.Kepulo lyoshilyo shSwapo Clara Bohitile kutya omolwashike okampani dhokutopola olusheno miitopolwa itadhi kuthwa po, lwo olusheno talu kala halu topolwa kOomuni yOondoolopa, Shilamba okwa yamukula kutya Epangelo otali ka ninga oshigongi omasiku tage ya naakuthimbinga kombinga yoshipalanyolo shoka.
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