• Mining
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Namibia Mining & Energy: News, Trends, Oil, Gas & Hydrogen
NEWSLETTER
No Result
View All Result
  • Diamonds
  • Oil & Gas
  • Uranium
  • Green Hydrogen
  • Gold
  • Lithium
  • Energy
  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • Diamonds
  • Oil & Gas
  • Uranium
  • Green Hydrogen
  • Gold
  • Lithium
  • Energy
  • Copper
  • Zinc
No Result
View All Result
Namibia Mining & Energy: News, Trends, Oil, Gas & Hydrogen
No Result
View All Result
Home Energy

O&L to construct N$1bn 100MW Windhoek solar plant

editor by editor
July 4, 2023
in Energy, Green Hydrogen, Mining
1.8k 37
A A
0

O&L Nexentury, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List Group (O&L) plans to construct a 100 megawatts solar plant to be located outside Windhoek at a cost of more than N$1 billion.

The mega project which has already obtained a power generation and export license from the Electricity Control Board (ECB), will be financed through a mix of debt and equity. 

“Our aim is to not only export the electricity produced by this plant but also supply interested energy users within Namibia. These can be industrial companies, mines, Nampower, Regional Electricity Distributors and others,” O&L Nexentury Managing Director, Bernd Walbaum told The Brief.

The first phase of the project is expected to be operational by the middle of 2024. 

“A part of the produced electricity will be exported to the Southern African Power Pool that provides sustainable energy for the SADC region and beyond,” Walbaum said.

This comes as the company’s German unit, O&L Nexentury GmbH is in the process of constructing a solar park on the gravel lake of Philipp & Co KG in Bad Schönborn through an approximately N$350 million investment.

O&L Nexentury GmbH was granted the necessary construction permit in February 2023, valid for 25 years.

In May the O&L subsidiary was granted an advanced water management permit to construct and operate Germany’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) park, which will consist of over 27,000PV panels and cover more than eight hectares of water surface area.

O&L Europe (fellow O&L subsidiary) and Phillip & Co KG are the co-investors of the solar project and about 70% of Phillip & Co KG’s energy needs will be supplied by this solar park, with the remaining energy going into the local power grid.

O&L’s foray into the renewable space also comes after its disinvestment in Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) and its foray into the green hydrogen space through a partnership with Belgium-based partner, CMB.TECH to create Cleanergy Solutions Namibia (Cleanergy).

Cleanergy was awarded a grant to set up a Hydrogen pilot plant and refueling station on the coast of Namibia.

author avatar
editor
See Full Bio
Share392Tweet245

Related Posts

Alfred H Knight marks 10 years in Namibia
Mining

Alfred H Knight marks 10 years in Namibia

  Global inspection and testing firm Alfred H Knight (AHK) is marking ten years of operations in Namibia, where it...

May 28, 2025
Building an oil refinery could be a fine idea
Energy

Building an oil refinery could be a fine idea

  By John Steytler Economic collaboration between Namibia and Botswana has the potential to reshape the regional energy landscape. Recently,...

May 26, 2025

Recommended

Pancontinental Energy upbeat about oil discovery prospects after GALP find

Pancontinental Energy upbeat about oil discovery prospects after GALP find

1 year ago
Andrada Mining to acquire full ownership of Uis Tin Mining Company

Andrada Mining to acquire full ownership of Uis Tin Mining Company

11 months ago
Load More

Newsletter

Black transparent logo for dark mode

About Us

The Namibia Mining and Energy website is a comprehensive online platform dedicated to showcasing Namibia's mining and energy sectors

Categories

  • Copper
  • Diamonds
  • Energy
  • Gold
  • Green Hydrogen
  • Lithium
  • Mining
  • Namibia
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinions
  • Tin
  • Uranium
  • Zinc

Get in touch

Email:newsdesk@miningandenergy.com.na

© 2024 Mining and Energy | All Rights Reserved. The Namibia Mining and Energy website is a comprehensive online platform dedicated to showcasing Namibia's mining and energy sectors.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Diamonds
  • Oil & Gas
  • Uranium
  • Green Hydrogen
  • Gold
  • Lithium
  • Energy
  • Copper
  • Zinc

© 2024 Mining and Energy | All Rights Reserved. The Namibia Mining and Energy website is a comprehensive online platform dedicated to showcasing Namibia's mining and energy sectors.