Otjiwarongo residents have been complaining about their high electricity tariffs, following an increase imposed by the Electricity Control Board in July last year.
It is against this background that Cenored hosted a community meeting to educate residents on the electricity tariffs.
The Otjinene Village Council, in collaboration with Cenored, is set to electrify 47 houses constructed under the Shack Dwellers Federation programme.
The first phase of electrification has a budget of N$1.2 million.
The acting Chief Executive Officer of CENORED, Gawie Awaseb, has assured the residents of Okahandja that the power supply will not be disconnected.
This follows NamPower's announcement of the electricity disconnection of all its defaulting clients.
NamPower has announced a country-wide electricity disconnection of power in stages for all its defaulting clients.
Clients affected are those receiving electricity through the central and northern electricity distributors, Cenored and Nored.
CENORED has appointed its Network Executive, Gabriel Awaseb, as the acting Chief Executive Officer.
His appointment in an acting capacity follows the resignation of Robert Kahimise, now the new CEO of the Electricity Control Board.
President Hage Geingob helped kick off the new rural electrification project Kalkfeld settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region on Sunday.
The peri-urban rural electrification under CENORED, is targeting to connect 100 housing units that were constructed in 2015.
Continued copper wire theft is worrisome and hampering progress in Otjiwarongo's new Extension 12 residential area.
The Rogate Primary School in the Otjozondjupa Region has been rated as the worst-performing school in the region.
In order to motivate learners, Cenored sponsored the best-performing ones to encourage others to do better.
Cenored and Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited have agreed to reduce the current electricity tariff from 1.96 kilowatts to 1.34 kilowatts, effective next March.
At present, only about 57% of Namibia has access to electricity due to high tariffs.
192 houses were connected to electricity at Ombili Informal Settlement at Otjiwarongo through CENORED's peri-urban electrification project.
Phase six of the project is also underway at a cost of N$1,8 million.
