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World Bank loan for Namibia’s key power transmission project


Issue 505 - 13 May 2024 - By Tonderayi Mukeredzi | 5 minute read

The World Bank has approved its first energy project loan for Namibia, to be deployed to finance grid expansion and support increased integration of renewable energy into an electricity system that still serves only about half of the population and is heavily dependent on imports.

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