Namibia operates an uninterruptible power supply

Namibia requires a power supply because 61% of its energy is currently imported, and local generation only produces 39% of its electricity.

These domestic electricity generation plants, however, supply less than one-third of power consumption. As a result, Namibia imports most of its electricity primarily through bilateral contracts with South Africa's national power utility (Eskom) and to a lesser extent, the Southern Africa Power Pool.

Gas has been identified as a power source for Namibia due to rising domestic consumption, dependency on electricity imports, peak power challenges, transmission congestion on import corridor, decline of surplus generation capacity in the SADC, securing power supply, and projected electricity demand. Namibia has faced issues such as rising domestic consumption, dependency on electricity imports, peak power challenges, transmission congestion on import corridor, and a decline of surplus generation capacity in the SADC. To address these issues, gas has been identified as a potential solution for securing power supply and meeting projected electricity demand.

Namibia's average consumption rate surpasses 3000 GWh/year, while its generation capacity is around 1305 GWh/year . Therefore, there is a supply gap, which is covered by importing power from South-Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique . Most of the final consumed energy goes to the country's transport sector .

Namibia's top energy sources are petroleum, hydropower, imported electricity, and imported coal . The country's own internal resources supply less than one-third of its needed energy requirements . Namibia has high potential for solar, wind and biomass generation .

Wind energy is expected to play an important role in Namibia's future energy landscape, contributing to a cleaner and more sustainable electricity supply. NamPower is also exploring energy storage solutions and battery technologies to help balance intermittent renewable energy sources like solar and wind.