South African (SA) electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is heading to Namibia on Friday for a meeting with mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo.
The mines and energy ministry on Thursday afternoon informed the media that Ramokgopa’s ministerial visit will include executives from SA’s struggling national power utility Eskom.
“The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations in the areas of energy affairs,” the ministry stated.
Namibia produces about 40% of its energy requirements, while about 60% is imported from neighbouring countries through the South African Power Pool.
Last year, Namibia extended its electricity supply agreement with Eskom for another three years.
This follows NamPower’s five-year agreement with Eskom for the supply of 200MW and additional non-firm supply dependent on transmission capacity.
Eskom has been proportionally conducting load-shedding in the country.
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