Namibia inaugurates new substations, transmission lines to advance regional energy infrastructure

STORY: Namibia inaugurates new substations, transmission lines to advance regional energy infrastructure DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: OMUSATI, Namibia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KAHENGE HAULOFU, NamPower managing director 3. various of the inauguration of two new substations and a 190km interconnector overhead transmission line STORYLINE: Namibia inaugurated two new substations and a 190-km-long interconnector overhead transmission line in an event held in northern Namibia on Friday. The Kunene Substation, located just 30 km south of the Angola-Namibia border at the Ruacana Power Station, and the Omatando Substation in Ongwediva are now seamlessly connected by the overhead transmission line. These facilities were constructed by the Chinese firm Sinohydro in partnership with a local partner. Namibia's Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, said that the event signifies more than the inauguration of substations and t