Financing a New Energy Frontier in Namibia
Attracting foreign direct investment while building local financing capacity remain key priorities for Namibia, as Namibia seeks to develop its energy resources.
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Attracting foreign direct investment while building local financing capacity remain key priorities for Namibia, as Namibia seeks to develop its energy resources.
Pan-African partnerships have enabled the continent to maximize its immense energy resource base and finance and develop large-scale infrastructure.
South Sudan is welcoming foreign players to its nascent mining market, as the country seeks to reduce dependence on petroleum exports.
ECP spoke with pan-African industrial energy group Oilserv about helping Namibia realize its oil and gas ambitions through technology transfer and infrastructure development.
Namibia’s oil and gas sector is still looking forward to reaching the production phase — S&P Global analysts don’t anticipate Namibia’s first oil to come until 2029, and the country’s first gas-to-power project is scheduled to begin in 2027.
ECP spoke with Vinlah Management Solutions about structuring Namibia’s electricity sector to support new renewable energy development and private sector participation.
Cross-border collaboration and regional integration was noted as a requisite for Africa to benefit from and attract infrastructure investment.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will open the SIDSSA 2024 event this March, which will feature a strong roster of ministerial delegates from across the continent.
ECP spoke with Namibian law firm ENS about helping companies navigate Namibia’s emerging oil, gas and hydrogen industries, while implementing transition strategies.
The removal of the licensing threshold for embedded power generation in December 2022 led to a record-breaking year of renewable energy project registrations in South Africa in 2023.