Epupa Dam, Namibia / In the Medias

Article from The Nambian 

The controversial planned Epupa Hydropower scheme has given way to the development of the Kudu gas–to–power project as Namibia pushes for electricity independence.

The controversial planned Epupa Hydropower scheme has given way to the development of the Kudu gas-to-power project as Namibia pushes for electricity independence.

A Namibian nongovernmental organization has proposed alternative sources of power and water that could be developed instead of the controversial Epupa hydroelectric scheme and the Okavango water pipeline, an October 7 article in The Nambian reports. In an open letter to the Namibian government, Earthlife Africa’s Namibia branch states that a package of alternatives would effectively cut the cost of the existing schemes by around N$966 million (N$1 = US$0.214).