Encroacher Bush Biomass Power Project, Namibia

NamPower proposes to construct and operate a biomass power plant that will generate electricity by the combustion of encroacher bush, growing in the surrounding harvesting area of the proposed power plant in Namibia. The power plant will have a net electricity generation capacity of up to 40 megawatt (MW) and will be connected to the National grid at an existing substation via a new overhead power line of maximum 132 kilovolt (kV). The Otjikoto Biomass Power Station forms part of the generation projects of NamPower targeted to generate a total of 100 Megawatts. The proposed power station will be developed as an Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) project and will be owned and operated by NamPower where the majority of the costs for the project will be funded from NamPower’s balance sheet. The exact co-ordinates are currently not available however the approximate area of location is lat: -19.213422070612484, long: 17.633045443510067