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Namibia inaugurates 400kV transmission line

STORY: Namibia inaugurates 400kV transmission line SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration of the 400kV transmission line STORYLINE: Namibia inaugurated the 400kV Auas-Gerus transmission line on Friday, marking a significant step toward the country's energy security and regional cooperation. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo underscored Namibia's commitment to achieving energy self-sufficiency by 2030, in line with national goals outlined in Vision 2030. "The construction of the 400kV transmission line marks a significant milestone in our journey toward energy security and regional cooperation," Alweendo said. The transmission line, funded by Namibia's power utility, NamPower, to the tune of 873 million Namibian dollars (about 46 million U.S. dollars), is expected to facilitate increased regional trade and allow Namibia to export surplus energy to n

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-400KV TRANSMISSION LINE-INAUGURATION

(240426) -- WINDHOEK, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo (1st L) visits the Auas substation in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 26, 2024. Namibia inaugurated the 400kV Auas-Gerus transmission line on Friday, marking a significant step toward the country's energy security and regional cooperation. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-400KV TRANSMISSION LINE-INAUGURATION

(240426) -- WINDHOEK, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo (3rd L) inaugurates the 400kV Auas-Gerus transmission line at the Auas substation in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 26, 2024. Namibia inaugurated the 400kV Auas-Gerus transmission line on Friday, marking a significant step toward the country's energy security and regional cooperation. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows a view of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore (R) communicates with his colleagues at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 5, 2023 shows a view of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore checks the operating status of devices at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore checks device installation at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast o

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore walks at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore (L) communicates with a worker at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southea

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore checks the operating status of devices at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 5, 2023 shows a view of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore reviews blueprints at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km south

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore is pictured at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan ca

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in 2014 shows David Maina Kamore upon his graduation at Chang'an University in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km sout

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore (L) discusses with his colleagues on the transformer installation at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The subs

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita