Project · Namibia, South Africa
Obib-Oranjemund 400 kV line, Namibia's second interconnector to South Africa
Record NAM-P-0001 · draft, not yet reviewed by a person
Status by track
DeliveryUnknown · target Jul 2026, outcome not verifiedsources checked 16 Oct 2026
- construction of NamPower's 92 km section · May 2025NamPower's section was built between November 2024 and May 2025, as the "second interconnector to Eskom" NamPower's section was built between November 2024 and May 2025, as the "second interconnector to Eskom"paraphrase, not a quotationNamPower projects page (Obib-Oranjemund 400 kV interconnector; Auas-Kokerboom) · projects page, Obib-Oranjemund entry · paraphrase, not a quotation
- Eskom's section · undatedthe third portion "is the construction by Eskom of the line from Orange River to the Oranjemond substation in South Africa - however this portion has not yet been completed" (the page spells it Oranjemond) the third portion "is the construction by Eskom of the line from Orange River to the Oranjemond substation in South Africa - however this portion has not yet been completed" (the page spells it Oranjemond)not yet checked by a personNamPower projects page (Obib-Oranjemund 400 kV interconnector; Auas-Kokerboom) · projects page, Obib-Oranjemund entry · not yet checked by a person
- commissioning · target: Jul 2026commissioning targeted for July 2026 commissioning targeted for July 2026paraphrase, not a quotationNamPower projects page (Obib-Oranjemund 400 kV interconnector; Auas-Kokerboom) · projects page, Obib-Oranjemund entry · paraphrase, not a quotation
Not established
- Whether the line was commissioned. No source after June 2026 was found.
- Whether Eskom's section is complete, and how much transfer capacity the line adds.
FundingUnknownsources checked 16 Oct 2026
- project costNamPower gives the cost of its section as N$1.2 billion NamPower gives the cost of its section as N$1.2 billionparaphrase, not a quotationNamPower projects page (Obib-Oranjemund 400 kV interconnector; Auas-Kokerboom) · projects page, Obib-Oranjemund entry · paraphrase, not a quotation
Not established
- How Eskom's section is funded.
Connections
- Joint action or dependency with Freeze on new export generation licences
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, 3 institutions in 2 countries or bodies. Counted from the records.