Constraint (observed) · Namibia
Namibia's reliance on imported electricity, selected periods 2023-26
Record NAM-K-0001 · draft, not yet reviewed by a person
Observations
NamPower's financial year to June 2024 (the latest annual report that could be read), and the months for which a press report of the Namibia Statistics Agency's figures was found (January and August 2026). These are not a series. The annual and monthly figures use different denominators and are not reconciled.
| Period | Segment | Measure | Value | Denominator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 (July 2023 to June 2024) | NamPower system | imported share of electricity | 45.8% | units into NamPower's system, 4,676 GWh (p.23); 45.8% equals the four import sources (2,140 GWh) over that total by our arithmetic | not yet checked by a person |
| FY2024 (July 2023 to June 2024) | NamPower system | Eskom's share of units into the system | 11.0% | units into NamPower's system, 4,676 GWh; Eskom 516 GWh, ZESCO 1,201, ZPC 384, SAPP market 39 (our arithmetic) | not yet checked by a person |
| Jan 2026 | domestic supply | imported share of electricity supplied | 53.3% | electricity supplied to the domestic economy, 458,193 MWh; imports 244,058 MWh | not yet checked by a person |
| Aug 2026 | domestic supply | imported share of electricity supplied | 65.0% | electricity supplied, 413,762 MWh; imports 269,137 MWh | not yet checked by a person |
| Aug 2026 | imports | Eskom (Aggeneis) share of imports | 46.3% | imports, 269,137 MWh; ZESCO 32.9%, ZPC 16.5%, Eskom Orange River 4.3% | not yet checked by a person |
| FY2024 (July 2023 to June 2024) | NamPower system | electricity exported | 540 GWh | not applicable (a volume, not a share); pp.54 and 76 describe the exports as traded into the SAPP | not yet checked by a person |
How to read these figures
- In FY2024 ZESCO was NamPower's largest import source. In the August 2026 figures Eskom's two supply points together account for about half of imports. A financial year and one month are not comparable, so this is not evidence of a shift.
Still unknown
- NamPower's FY2025 import split; the 2025 annual report could not be opened.
- The terms and expiry of NamPower's current supply agreement with Eskom. A 2022 press report says it was renewed for three years; a May 2026 press report says Eskom concluded or extended agreements with Namibia during the year. Neither gives terms.
Connections
- Joint action or dependency with Freeze on new export generation licences, Caprivi Link outages
Institutions named
A role is shown only where a quoted source says what the institution does on this reform.
Reach: 1 cross-border links, 0 blockers, 2 institutions in 1 country. Counted from the records.