Namibia inaugurates Africa’s first digital substation to boost power supply

WINDHOEK, June 22– Namibia’s state-owned power utility NamPower on Monday officially inaugurated the Sekelduin Substation near Swakopmund, a digital facility to enhance electricity supply and support growing industrial and mining demand in the Erongo Region.

The 132/66/33 kilovolts (kV) substation was commissioned and energized in September 2025. NamPower put the total investment in the project at 394 million Namibian dollars (about 24 million U.S. dollars).