List of power stations in Namibia

The following page lists all power stations in Namibia.

Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric station Community Coordinates Operator Type Capacity Year completed Name of reservoir River
Ruacana Power Station[1] Ruacana NamPower Reservoir 330 MW 1978/2012 Ruacana Reservoir Cunene River

Solar power
Power plant Community Coordinates Operator Type Capacity Year completed
HopSol Otjiwarongo[2] Otjiwarongo HopSol 5 MW 2015
InnoSun Omburu Omaruru InnoSun 4,5 MW 2015
HopSol Otjozondjupa Grootfontein HopSol 5 MW 2016
Ejuva I Gobabis 5 MW 2016
Ejuva II Gobabis 5 MW 2016
Rosh Pinah Power Plant Rosh Pinah 5 MW 2017
Karibib Solar Power Plant Karibib
Arandis Solar Power Plant Arandis

Thermal
Thermal power station Community Coordinates Operator Fuel type Capacity Year completed or completion expected Notes
Van Eck Power Station[3] Windhoek NamPower Coal 120 MW 1972 As of 2015 only one block of 30 MW active[4]
Paratus Power Station[5] Walvisbay NamPower Diesel 24 MW 1976 standby station, currently only 16 MW
ANIXAS Power Station[6] Walvisbay NamPower Diesel 22.5 MW 2011

Pictures
  • Gobabis Solar Power Station from bird's eye view (2017)
  • Aerial view of Power Plant Rosh Pinah before completion in 2017
  • Aerial view of Power Plant Rosh Pinah after completion in 2017
  • Solar Power Plant Greenam near Keetmanshoop, (Aerial view 2017)
  • Solar Power Plant Greenam near Keetmanshoop, (Aerial view 2017)
  • Solar Power Plant Karibib (Aerial view 2017)
  • Wind Power Plant Lüderitz (2017)
  • Power Plant Arandis (2018)
  • Power plant Grootfontein (2018)
  • Power plant Mariental (2018)

See also
  • List of power stations in Africa
  • List of largest power stations in the world

References
  1. History of Ruacana Dam and Power Station
  2. HopSol-Projectsite
  3. NamPower Van Eck Power Station
  4. "Windhoeker Van-Eck-Werk zurück am Netz" [Windhoek's Van Eck station back on grid]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 29 May 2015.
  5. NamPower Paratus Power Station
  6. NamPower ANIXAS Power Station
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