NamPower has completed the construction of the N$1.28 billion Anixas II Power Station, a 54 megawatts (MW) facility aimed at strengthening Namibia’s electricity supply.
The inauguration of the Anixas II Power Station is scheduled for 21 February in Walvis Bay.
“The purpose of the Anixas II Power Station, in addition to the existing 22.5MW Anixas Power Station, is to provide firm, dispatchable, and reliable generation capacity to the Namibian grid and thereby improving security of supply and self-sufficiency,” Nampower said.
The station further allows Namibia to integrate more renewable energy projects in the future by serving as a dispatchable power station to support the intermittency of renewable energy facilities as needed.
NamPower began construction of the station in Walvis Bay after signing an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with FK Namibia joint venture (JV) in March 2022.
The JV was made up of Israeli company FK Generators & Equipment Limited as the lead member, partnering with Namibian companies August Twenty-six Construction and Phim Investments CC.
The proposed power station was due to be completed in December 2023, with construction expected to start in May 2022 and funded, constructed, owned and operated by NamPower.
The power plant will make use of Internal Combustion Reciprocating Engine (ICRE) technology, using heavy fuel oil (HFO), and will also be possible to operate using either diesel or liquefied or compressed natural gas (LNG or CNG).
“NamPower is committed to supporting and achieving the government objectives as set out in the national planning policies, and in particular the National Integrated Resource Plan (NIRP) and the 5th National Development Plan (NDP5),” the power utility said.
“The Anixas II Power Station will be developed to increase the generation capacity of NamPower as well as provide backup power to stabilise the grid due to the intermittency of renewable energy sources.”
NamPower owns and operates Anixas I and two other power stations, with a combined installed capacity of 459.5MW, with these stations being the main sources of local power generation capacity in Namibia.
