The Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, has reiterated that the government remains committed to continuous development and improving the living conditions of urban and peri-urban residents. 

After years of waiting, residents at the Mix settlement in the Windhoek Rural Constituency are set to receive reliable energy access.

City officials say the electrification project at the settlement will restore dignity and spark a new local economy.

Industries, Mines and Energy Minister Modestus Amutse has called on all Regional Electricity Distributors to ensure that electricity is reliable, affordable, and accessible to all citizens by 2028, regardless of their economic status.

The newly appointed Chairperson of the Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa (REFA) has noted that despite the region's vast energy potential, millions still face energy poverty. 

Dr. Paulo de Graça made the remark at a RERA media briefing held in Windhoek on Monday.

Industries, Mines, and Energy Minister Modestus Amutse has highlighted that while expanding access to electricity remains a national development priority, the cost of such an exercise remains a concern.

The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), Modestus Amutse, has reiterated the government's aim to ensure 70% of the country's citizens have access to electricity by 2030. 

The residents of Thipanana Village in the Kavango East Region assert that they are not receiving any benefits from the rural electrification project.

The villagers claim that NamPower wrongly diverted the electrification project to another village. 

Eight households at Blouwes village in the ||Kharas Region have been connected to the national electricity grid.

This was done through an electrification project undertaken by the Swapo Party national leaders assigned to the region in collaboration with the local community.

Residents of Grashoek in the Tsumkwe Constituency of the Otjozondjupa Region are in need of electricity as well as land for livestock farming.

The residents told nbc News that the lack of electricity denies them education opportunities and impedes social progression.

The Namibian government has connected some rural communities just north of Keetmanshoop to the national electricity grid under its rural electrification project.

The Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Kornelia Shilunga, officially inaugurated the N$6.8 million rural electrification project.