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ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD The Briefing and Analysis of RDJ Consulting (NAMIBIA) Windhoek, Namibia

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ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD Dear Reader,

Welcome to our June 2021 edition! Even after receiving continuous shocks to the economy through the stop and starts of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is time to look forward into the future, while working sustainably in every aspect of the economy. Currently, there are already significant efforts happening and commensurate progress in selective sectors of the economy, as well as through the unplanned opportunities that the pandemic has brought. It goes without saying that decarbonization and energy efficiency will be required to be continuous and more mainstream for society to get a grip on a sustainable future. Below are a few of the stories covering this forward movement in Namibia. ECONOMY: Namibia Executes Second Round Harvest of Blue Berries RENEWABLE ENERGY: TeraSun Energy Power Park – Coming Soon to Arandis WATER: 44 Earth Dams Approved for Construction in Oshana Region

TRANSPORT: Tsodilo Resources Joins the Walvis Bay Corridor Group Signs like that, encourages and assures us that despite the odds, we continue to move forward! For more insight on this topic, please continue to enjoy reading this Briefing and do join our conversations on Twitter and Wordpress. If you are new to the RDJ Briefing, subscribe to this FREE Publication at briefing@rdjconsulting.co.za and freely share the link with others that will benefit from its contents. Enjoy, #Stay Safe and note that your comments are always welcome….….

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quick facts 2.3M

Population Size

66.6%

LTE

Telecom (sophistication)

2.575

Million Mobile(cell phones) Subscribers

Employment

Tourism, Mining, Fishing Industries

-1.1%

GDP Growth (2019)

7.50%

Prime Interest rate

89%

Literacy Rate

8.8M

Water availability (cubic litres/capita)

484.000

Electricity Gen. in MW (Local)

629.000

Electricity Demand in MW (all)

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4.10%

Inflation (CPI)

3.75% Repo Rate

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ECONOMY AT LARGE Finding a Way Forward to Deal with the Informal Sector

hen it comes to what to do with the informal sector, many are of the opinion that it must be shut down. However, there are few who see it

being beneficial to the people dependent on it, and think that it should be maintained and rather formalized. An example is Corinne Delechat an economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who argues otherwise. She instead suggests that formalizing the informal sector should be the way forward. The informal sector, which is sometimes referred to as; ‘’black economy, shadow economy, or gray economy’’, is part of a country’s economy that is not recognized as normal income sources and people who work in the informal sector do not declare their income and pay no taxes on them. In an article published in the June 2021 Finance and Development Magazine for the IMF Delechat explained that the informal sector can best be dealt with by: improving access to and quality of education, enhancing financial inclusion by promoting expanded access to formal (or bank-based) financial services, elimination of excessive regulations and bureaucratic requirements. In fact, out of 725,742 employable people in the informal

sector, the Namibian Labour Force Survey (2018) reports that about 418,674 people are employed by the informal sector of which 195,656 are male and 223,018 are female. With such a large number, it is evident that the informal sector is vital to the growth of our economy and hence has to be protected. Given the impact of the pandemic to the informal sector since early 2020, Delechat’s suggestion comes at a vital time since the pandemic has left many people completely jobless. Therefore, if attention is given to the informal sector, taking into account its reforms, this would help revive the sector and also protect severe blows in future. If given enough attention, the informal sector has potential to significantly contribute to the national GDP.

Readings: https://marketbusinessnews.com/financial-glossary/informalsector-definition-meaning/ https://www.namibian.com.na/103204/read/Formalise-informalbusiness-through-education https://d3rp5jatom3eyn.cloudfront.net/cms/assets/documents/NL FS_2018_Report_Final_.pdf https://allafrica.com/stories/202006300659.html#:~:text=The%20re sults%20of%20the%202018,are%20in%20the%20informal%20secto r. https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm? notice_id=72413

Image of a bar in the nothern areas of Namibia. Credit: RDJ Photo

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Namibia Executes Second Round Harvest of Blue Berries

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he growing of Berries, which began as an unassuming farming pilot project at Mashare village on the banks of the Kavango River, around

50 kilometers downstream from Rundu, is blooming into a fruitful agribusiness with huge development potential. Today, Namibia prides in having a 20 hectares (ha) blue berries project for exports called Mashare Berries which stated about three years ago at Mashare Village. The 20 ha project produced about 160 tonnes of blue berries which was harvested earlier in 2020. Because of this positive outcome, another 40 ha is being developed, bringing the total acreage to 60 ha of blueberries plantation. After having a successful harvest and export in 2020, Mashare Berries is now ready for its second round of harvest for exports. This time, the Investment Manager at

Königstein Capital assures to employ about 300 people from Mashare Village during the season of gathering the harvest, and about 400 tonnes of blue berries is expected to be collected from Mashare Berries this year. In fact, Königstein Capital is the fund manager of Spitz Capital, the major investor in Mashare Berries. The successful output of Mashare Berries has led Königstein Capital into negotiations with other investors from Namibia, South Africa and beyond to put an additional 600 ha of blueberries by 2025, with an expected harvest of 5000 tonnes. Meanwhile, the initial 200 ha of this ambitious expansion plan, has already been commissioned.

Readings: https://economist.com.na/62628/headlines/mashare-berries-kicks-offsecond-blue-berry-harvest-for-local-and-export-market/

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OIL & GAS Angola Seeks Investors For 200,000 bpd Lobito Refinery ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: https://www.africanews.com/2021/07/12/angola-seeks-investors-for-200-000-bpd-lobitorefinery/

ngola is calling interested companies and individuals to invest in its Lobito refinery. The public tendering process was launched on Friday by the country's oil minister.

can export essentially to the countries in the region. There is an outflow of oil derivatives from Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo, so it is an interesting market," said Diamantino Azevedo, Angola's Oil Minister.

The refinery in Benguela province is projected to process up to 200,000 barrels per day when completed.

"We have been working with our counterparts in the DRC to make the relationship more fruitful for our countries. Already in relation to Zambia, there is a proposal by the Zambian government to study the feasibility of a pipeline from Lobito," he added.

According to the proposed corporate governance structure, private investors will own 70% of the company, with state oil firm Sonangol controlling 30% stake. Angola is building two more refineries (Cabinda and Soyo) as well as refurbishing and expanding the capacity of the existing Luanda refinery. It targets to process 360,000 barrels of oil per day locally. "Our perspective is to have, first, enough capacity to supply the internal market, but also additional capacity so that we

The country is looking to break its dependence on oil imports. In 2019, Angola imported US$1.7 billion worth of fuel. Angola currently has a daily production of 1.2 million barrels of crude oil, a volume that could change in the near future as new fields come online.

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2021 JULY FUEL PRICES

N$ 13.55 per litre 95 Octane Unleaded Petrol

N$ 13.58 per litre Diesel 50ppm

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MINING Mining in Namibia Article originally published by: Chamber of Mines of Namibia Source: https://chamberofmines.org.na/mining-in-namibia

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he history of mining in Namibia is over 400 years old, with Archaeological evidence of copper smelting near today’s Matchless Mine as the oldest

record of mining. The indigenous people of the Otavi Mountainland also made use of the abundant copper ore in the area. The first prospectors visited Namibia in 1761/62 and 1790/92, and reported that the local inhabitants mined, processed and traded copper. By 1850, Chief Jonker Afrikaner had established informal copper mining operations at the Natas Mine, and traded the ore in Walvis Bay. Commercial mining commenced in 1856 with the opening of the Matchless Copper Mine, followed by the Pomona Silver Mine in 1864. Namibia’s mining sector has since grown into a worldclass producer of gem quality rough diamonds, uranium oxide, special high-grade zinc, gold bullion, blister copper, lead and zinc concentrate, salt and dimension stone. The country is home to a number of globally renowned mining companies that have adopted state-ofthe-art mining and processing technologies, and are proud members of the Chamber.

Today, mining activities make up a vital part of the country’s economy. The industry is the biggest primary sector in terms of GDP compared to fishing and agriculture, and is the predominant generator of foreign exchange earnings through the sale and export of mineral products. Mining is an important source of income to Government, which generates approximately 7% of the fiscus each year. The industry is inherently capital intensive and its contribution to direct job creation is relatively small when compared to tourism, fishing and agriculture. However, the multiplier effect of mining creates a large number of indirect jobs through procurement activities in the local supply chain. In addition to job creation, towns and communities have benefited from mining through targeted investments into infrastructure and facilities such as health and education, but also from impactful Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives that aim to boost local economic development. Moreover, members of the Chamber are actively engaged in environmental conservation efforts to help communities preserve and protect their surrounding natural ecosystems and habitats.

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ELECTRICITY Could this Project Get Namibia to its Goal? AUTHOR: David Jarrett Managing Consultant at RDJ Consulting

Energy Storage Application Concept (https://manometcurrent.com/)

amibia currently has several energy storage systems that are customer owned (on and off-grid) and state owned off-grid facilities. This is now moving forward both on a regulatory front by the Electricity Control Board (ECB) developing a Regulatory Framework and NamPower placing an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) call to build via Bid Number W/OIB/NPWR-02/2021, a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Omburu near Omaruru. This is a timely move seeing that Namibia also is home to vast renewable energy resources that will benefit from energy storage being used in tandem. Namibia is not isolated in acquiring these systems as according to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest ‘US Energy Storage Monitor’ report, 2,156 megawatt-hours (MWh) of new energy storage systems were brought online in Q4 2020. This is an increase of 182% from Q3 2020, making Q4 the new record quarter for U.S. storage.

The global battery energy storage systems market size was valued at USD 7.04 billion in 2019 and is projected to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.8% over the forecast period.

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As prices fall and barriers to storage deployment are eroded, front-of-the-meter (FTM) storage is taking off in the U.S. Four out of every five megawatts (MW) deployed in Q4 were FTM storage. The segment contributed 529 MW out of the total 651 MW of storage deployed in Q4. California saw the lion’s share of Q4 FTM deployments, according to the report.

approach," including electrochemical, thermal and chemical carrier sources.

In 2020 overall, 1,464 MW / 3,487 MWh of new storage came online in the U.S. 179% more storage was added in 2020 than in 2019 in MW terms. The U.S. storage market will add five times more MW of storage in 2025 than was added in 2020, with FTM storage continuing to contribute between 75-85% of new MW each year.

Experts agree that long-duration storage is necessary to shore up the grid and ensure a reliable power supply during periods of decreased renewable production. There are a range of technologies available for long-duration storage, from hydropower to pumped thermal, but there have been few breakthroughs in the market. NREL's analysis concluded more work is needed to boost the discharge efficiency and lower the cost for long-duration storage to displace fossil fuel or nuclear power, with the capacity cost needing to drop from USD $200 per kWh to USD $1 per kWh.

“2020 is the first year that advanced energy storage deployments surpassed gigawatt scale – a tremendous milestone on the path to our aspiration of 100 GW by 2030,” said Jason Burwen, U.S. Energy Storage Association Interim CEO. “With continuing storage cost declines and growing policy support and regulatory reform in states and the federal government, energy storage is on an accelerating trajectory to enable a resilient, decarbonized, and affordable electric grid for all.” The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has set a goal to reduce the cost of utility-scale, long-duration energy storage by 90% within a decade to bolster a grid powered by renewable energy. The program, dubbed Long Duration Storage Shot will encourage development of systems with a duration of at least 10 hours, which can help mitigate the day-to-day and seasonal variability of renewable energy. A DOE official said the program will have a "technology-inclusive

mechanical,

The department will advance the cost-cutting goal by funding research and development at national labs, establishing large-scale demonstrations and deployments and encouraging more domestic manufacturing.

With COP 26 on the horizon and a major push globally, can Namibia help lead the charge while maximizing its resources? Readings: https://www.ecb.org.na/images/docs/Studies/Final%20%20ECB%20Energy%20Storage%20Assessment%20Report%20%2020210430.pdf https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-initiative-seeks-to-droplong-duration-storage-cost-90-in-a-decade/ https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/us-energy-storagemarket-shatters-quarterly-deployment-record/ https://manometcurrent.com/battery-energy-storage-systemmarket-2021-emerging-trend-opportunity-and-complete-strategicanalysis/

Energy Storage Classification scheme (www.ecb.org.na)

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RENEWABLE ENERGY TeraSun Energy Power Park - Coming Soon to Arandis -

fter the Cabinet’s approval of the Modified Single Buyer Model (MSB) Regulatory Framework in April 2019, which allowed Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to sell electricity to large power users locally and internationally across the national transmission grid, many IPPs have joined the energy market, providing electricity to clients at very competitive prices. Therefore, the introduction of the MSB has indeed made the local energy market more competitive and fruit-bearing. The most recent was the strategic agreement made between Natura Energy and Globeleq Africa Limited to codevelop the 81 MW TeraSun Energy Solar Photovoltaic Power Park at Arandis. In fact, Natura Energy is a local power developer which provides Development, Advisory and Investment services for Power and Infrastructure projects, while Globeleq Africa Limited is a London-based Independent Power Producer operating and developing diversified power projects in Africa through different partnerships. Energy Storage Application Concept (https://manometcurrent.com/)

According to Natura Energy's executive director of business development, Rosemary Shipiki, the Power Park which has a potential to generate over 2480 kWh/kWp/year, will be developed with the objective of marketing and selling electricity across the national transmission grid to large power users throughout Namibia.

Natura Energy reports that the project will cost about 900 million Namibian Dollar will be structured through TeraSun Energy (Pty) Ltd, a special purpose company that will engage large power users to conclude competitively priced Electricity Supply Agreements with firm supply durations between 5 and 15 years, according to individual customer requirements. Furthermore, Shipiki said that construction of the plant will begin in 2022 and will take about a year to complete. It will comprise 148 000 solar panels, using technology that will make the most of solar irradiation at Arandis. Meanwhile, in terms this new regulatory market framework, players are to be known as Contestable Customers and Eligible Sellers. Contestable Customers are all the Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs), the City of Windhoek and all NamPower customers that are connected to NamPower’s transmission network. Therefore, Contestable Customers will be allowed to purchase electricity from the TeraSun Energy Power Park via bilateral transactions for up to 30% of their annual energy purchases.

READINGS: https://www.natura-energy.com/terasun-energy-power-park/ https://www.namibian.com.na/103106/read/Major-solar-park-onthe-cards-for-Arandis

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JULY, 2021

WATER 44 Earth Dams Approved for Construction in Oshana Region

n line with SDG number two (2) which focuses on achieving ‘Zero Hunger’, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reforms (MOAWLR) in July approved the construction of 44 earth dams in Oshana region. According to Jekonia Nangolo, the Chief Regional Development Planner at Oshana Regional Council, the earth dams will be coupled with green schemes so as to help tackle the problem of hunger in Namibia. This project is part of the Council’s Strategic Plan (2017 to 2022) and also the Harambee Prosperity Plan guided by the Fifth National Development Plan and Vision 2030. Nangolo also expressed gratitude to Calle Schlettwein, the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform and his team for the guidance and approval. After several meetings by members of the committee set up specifically for this project, it is finally coming to life.

The sites where the dams are to be constructed was selected last year (2020) in all 11 constituencies of the Oshana Region. This was done after a feasibility study of the flood-prone areas was conducted since it is the same water that would be kept in the earth dams then used for irrigation of the green schemes which then promote food security. It is a well-known fact that Agriculture is a vital part of economy and hence investing in it will definitely bring good results. The construction of dams will require workers, thus creating employment for the citizens and also attaining food security for Namibia and SADC at large.

Readings: https://www.namibian.com.na/204162/archive-read/Oshana-toset-up-earth-dams-green-schemes https://www.namibian.com.na/103379/read/Oshana-to-develop44-earth-dams-green-schemes https://sdgs.un.org/goals

A lady travelling long distance to fetch water in the Nothern areas of Namibia. This is the reality in many of those areas due to water shoretage. Image for illustration purposes. Credit - RDJ Photo

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SEAWATER DESALINATION - Is it the Solution? -

Image of Amarika Desalination Plant in Nothern Namibia Image for illustration purposes. Credit - RDJ Photo

he history of water shortage in Namibia is long dated, and this is mainly because the country is generally dry and sunny. With an increase in

population, pressure is exerted on existing water sources, leaving people and animal to compete for their water needs.

After weighing on this proposal for years, cabinet has finally come to a decision in its meeting to allow NamWater to approach international and local development banks as well as “collaboration partners and uranium mines” to source funding for the project and enter into Memorandum of Agreements.

Since the country lies in the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) has been requesting approval from cabinet to look for funds required for the development of a desalination plant for a long time now. The purpose of the project is to cover the water shortage in the coastal and central areas of the country to enable the expansion of economic activities in the mining sector and to expand local generation capacity by 250 MegaWatts. The construction of the plant is estimated to cost about N$3.5 billion.

In essence, Cabinet has therefore approved the development and implementation of a more optimised phase one, which is the supply scenario project. In addition, Cabinet further directed the Minister of Finance, through its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Unit in consultation with NamWater to proceed with their ongoing PPP screening for the desalination project and thereafter, resubmit through the cabinet committee on treasury the comprehensive project proposal and funding model to cabinet for consideration.

The feasibility study for this project which was concluded earlier this year (2021) and was discussed at a Cabinet meeting early in July 2021, revealed that the proposed project will be implemented in phases under a publicprivate partnership (PPP) model of “funding, design, build, operate and transfer” over a period between two to five years.

Now that Cabinet has given Namibia a go for this project, the questions that remain now are: Looking at the cost of the desalination plant; Is implementing this project economical for Namibia? Is desalination the much-needed solution to end Namibia’s ongoing water shortage?

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Readings: https://www.namibian.com.na/103399/read/Govt-hunts-for-loansto-fund-N$35b-desalination-project https://www.we.com.na/news/funding-sought-for-desalinationplant-2021-07-11

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THE ENVIRONMENT Namibia’s Contribution to Global Net Zero Goals AUTHOR: Monique Jarrett Environmentalist @ RDJ Consulting

ith the climate crisis escalating, and with the increase in forest fires, floods, and droughts, climate scientists and activist hope that by reaching net zero or carbon neutrality, globally we will be able to stop or halt climate change. Net Zero is the term used to refer to the balance between the amount of carbon emissions produced and the number of emissions being removed from the atmosphere by forests, soil, and oceans . The aim of reaching net zero globally by 2050 is to prevent the average global temperature from rising over 1.5°C. This would inevitably reduce the increase in natural disasters and other anticipated impacts of climate change. Namibia produces approximately 4.25 megatons of GHG emissions and 1.74 metric tons per capita (based on 2018 numbers), contributing 0.01% to global emissions and at that level is considered to be a net greenhouse gas sink . As a result, if further steps are taken for large scale mitigation actions, Namibia would be able to maintain its status as a greenhouse gas sink, as a country with the land category removals exceeding the emissions produced, in 2018 the country produced. On national scale the country has seen a downward trend in GHG emissions emitted annually from 4.36 megatons in 2016 to 4.4 megatons emitted in 2018. International Countries are aiming to achieve net zero by reducing emissions and investing in renewable energy, efficient energy and low carbon technology and industries. This can also be done by actively protecting and restoring our natural forests, soils and oceans which are the largest sinks for carbon emissions. The European Union intends to achieve net zero through their European climate law that places climate neutrality into a binding EU agreement. Under the Green Deal it aims to become the first continent cut the majority of its carbon emissions by 2050.

The majority of Namibia’s energy is sourced from liquid fuel which included petrol and diesel accounting for 63% of the countries net energy consumption mainly used in the transport sector followed by electricity with 17 % net consumption, coal with 5 % and the remaining 15 % from renewable sources such as hydro, solar, biomass and wind, among others . Namibia has expressed an intention to carry out a number of actions that will help to provide mitigation and adaptation efforts that will support global net zero balances. First up is the Southern Corridor Development Initiative (SCDI) which should see investments leading to Green Hydrogen production. Green hydrogen is a flexible energy source that can be used to decarbonise a wide variety of sectors such the transport sector, heavy industries, and electricity generation sectors . With the transport sector contributing to the majority of Namibia’s energy consumption the use of green hydrogen in this sector could greatly cut Namibia’s carbon emissions in this sector, greatly decreasing Namibia’s emissions on a whole and decrease of the heavy reliance on non-renewables. Part of Namibia’s plan is to independently meet the countries demand for energy, while expanding the countries power generation capacity. NamPower, the country’s main energy utility plans to invest N$3,5 billion in renewable energy projects. NamPower has set target of producing 70% of the country's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, to reduce Namibia's dependence on imported electricity and to also cut emissions . A number of renewable energy power plants have come online since 2015, with renewable energy contributing some 268 GWh’s or 6% of electricity used per annum to the national grid as of 2019 .

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ACHIEVING

NET ZERO BY 2050 Credit: RDJ Photo

There has also recently been a Memorandum of Interest (MOI) signed between the Governments of Namibia, Botswana, the United States of America, the World Bank Group, and the African Development bank to stimulate the development of up to 5 gigawatts of solar power. The initiative known as Mega Solar which once materialized, may prevent up to 6.5 million tons of CO2 emissions annually that would have others have been produce through the burning of fossil fuels to provide the needed energy to the Namibian and Botswanan nations. This will enable these countries to increase local electricity production and eventually no longer depend on imported power leading to the sale of excess electricity to their neighbours and aid in the decarbonization of the region. Namibia is also looking into various other sectors to reduce carbon emissions such as increased energy efficiency and other DSM activities, Reforestation and afforestation, Restoration of grasslands and rangeland, promoting alternatives to reduce wood removals from forests and grasslands, Improved passenger and freight transport to reduce fossil fuel use, Enhancing soil carbon storage through improved agricultural practices, Conversion of solid waste to energy and Improved solid

and liquid waste management . Thus, all of these actions mentioned will contribute to global efforts to fight climate change and achieve net zero.

Readings: https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-isnet-zero https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.KT? locations=NA https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.KT? locations=NA https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190 926STO62270/what-is-carbon-neutrality-and-how-can-it-beachieved-by-2050 https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Namibia-BUR4FINAL.pdf https://neweralive.na/posts/green-hydrogen-as-a-game-changerfor-namibia-and-sadc https://www.namibian.com.na/102942/read/NamPower-plansnew-power-plant-at-coast NamPower Annual Report 2019 [page 71] https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Namibia-BUR4FINAL.pdf https://na.usembassy.gov/the-united-states-namibia-andbotswana-advance-a-clean-energy-future-in-southern-africathrough-mega-solar/

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ROADS TRANSPORT City of Windhoek Increases Bus Fare as of July 2021

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n the city of Windhoek, it is common to see workers, especially those doing domestic work and similar, being transported to and from work by the City of Windhoek (CoW) municipality buses. These workers mainly live the less developed areas of the city, and work at distant places where opting to use normal taxis would be more expensive for them. The municipality buses therefore play a significant role in the lives of its users.

For some time now, the users have been paying a fare of N$7.00 per trip for smart card holders, however, the CoW has announced an increase in bus fares as of the 12 of July 2021. smart card holders are now paying a fare of N$7.50 per trip, while cash passengers now pay a sum of N$8.50 per trip. READ: https://www.we.com.na/news/bus-fares-take-a-hike2021-07-12/

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Tsodilo Resources Joins the Walvis Bay Corridor Group ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: http://www.wbcg.com.na/?p=2518

he Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) is pleased to announce that they welcome Tsodilo Resources Limited as their latest member. Tsodilo Resources Limited is an international diamond and metals exploration company engaged in the search for economic diamond, metal deposits and industrial stone at its Bosoto (Pty) Limited (“Bosoto”), Gcwihaba Resources (Pty) Limited (“Gcwihaba”) and Newdico (Pty) Ltd. (“Newdico) projects in Botswana. The Company has a 100% stake in Bosoto (Pty) Ltd. which holds the BK16 kimberlite project in the Orapa Kimberlite Field (OKF) in Botswana and the PL216/2017 diamond prospection license also in the OKF. The Company has a 100% stake in its Gcwihaba project area consisting of seven metal (base, precious, platinum group, and rare earth) prospecting licenses all located in the North-West district of Botswana. The Company has a 100% interest in its Newdico industrial stone project located in Botswana’s Central District. Tsodilo manages the exploration of the Newdico, Gcwihaba, and Bosoto projects. Overall supervision of the Company’s exploration program is the responsibility of Dr. Alistair Jeffcoate, Project Manager and Chief Geologist of the Company and a “qualified person” as such term is defined in National Instrument 43101. Tsodilo Resources joins the corridor group to explore potential opportunities for its operations. The company becomes the first mining outfit to join the Corridor Group’s associated membership programme. The programme aims to grow the organisation’s membership base in order to strengthen its standing as a PublicPrivate-Partnership. The WBCG serves as the marketing agency on behalf of all its private and public members to promote the Port of Walvis Bay through the Walvis Bay Corridors as an entry/exit point to and from the SADC region. “Facilitating trade and business connections is a

crucial activity to ensure we see the growth of cargo volumes on our corridors,” says WBCG’s Manager for Communications and Marketing, Ms. Cindy-Lu Hasheela. Of specific importance to Tsodilo is the Walvis Bay – Ndola – Lumumbashi Development Corridor (WBNLDC) which connects Namibia – Zambia – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with links to Angola – Zimbabwe, Malawi & Tanzania. WBNLDC provides the shortest route between the Namibian west coast Ports of Lüderitz and Walvis Bay and the vital transport hubs of Livingstone, Lusaka and Ndola in Zambia, Lubumbashi (southern DRC), and Zimbabwe. This corridor is perfectly positioned to service the two-way trade between the SADC region and Europe, North and South America and emerging markets in the East, see Figure 1 for a regional context to this important transport corridor. The proposed Trans-Zambezi rail extension between Grootfontein and Katima Mulilo is significant to Tsodilo as the extension is planned to pass through Divundu in Namibia which is located approximately 35 kilometers from their license location in Northern Botswana. The feasibility study is expected to be completed by the end of 2021 and its results will be considered in their Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). “The proposed rail extension is an important development for Tsodilo as it opens up a proximate rail transportation system for the delivery of the projects potential iron products, such as iron concentrate, iron pellets, potential direct reduced iron (DRI) products, and Ferrosilicone (FeSi) products, throughout central, eastern and southern Africa as well as international markets” commented the Company’s Chairman and CEO, James M. Bruchs. “We are excited to collaborate with Tsodilo Resources to see increased business opportunities for our transport sector”, says Ms. Hasheela.

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England’s First Hydrogen Double Decker Buses Launched, is Namibia Next? AUTHOR: David Jarrett Managing Consultant at RDJ Consulting

he Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched on 23rd June 2021, England’s first-ever hydrogen fuelled double deck buses, marking another major step towards making the bus London fleet zero-emission and cleaning up London’s toxic air. The 20 new environmentally-friendly buses, the first of their kind to be launched in England, will produce no pollution from their exhausts and join more than 500 electric buses in the core fleet which are already zero-emission. Hydrogen used in a fuel cell is free from harmful emissions. The only by-product is water from the chemical reaction of hydrogen with oxygen from the air, a process that produces electricity to power the bus. The buses will help clean up the air and improve the health of Londoners by reducing the level of harmful nitrogen oxide in the air. Passengers will benefit from smoother, quieter journeys due to fewer vibrations and will be able to take advantage of free-to-use USB charging points. The Mayor’s green transport investment is also supporting jobs across the UK. The buses were manufactured by Wrightbus in Northern Ireland, helping to create new jobs, and the gas cylinders are manufactured by Luxfer in Nottingham.

The hydrogen for the buses is currently being produced at Air Liquide’s plant in Runcorn, harnessing waste hydrogen as a by-product from an industrial chlor-alkali plant. Oxford-based Ryze Hydrogen is responsible for transporting the fuel to the fuelling station. By 2023, the hydrogen will be even greener as it will be produced by electrolysis powered by a direct connection to an offshore windfarm. A new, state-of-the-art fuelling station completed by Danish engineering firm Nel Hydrogen will top up each hydrogen fuel cell bus just once per day in as little as five minutes. In addition to around £6 million of funding from TfL, more than £5 million of funding has been provided by European bodies - by the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, and the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), an executive agency of the European Commission – as well as £1 million from the Office of Zero-Emission Vehicles. TfL has paved the way for cheaper hydrogen buses across the rest of the UK, having led the UK procurement within the Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe (JIVE), to buy in bulk with other UK authorities. In total, the JIVE project seeks to deploy 139 new zero-emission

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fuel cell buses and associated refuelling infrastructure across five European countries and has received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking. What does the Manufacturer say? Steering into a greener tomorrow, it's time we say a big hello to hydrogen, the fuel of the future. One that promises a sustainable tomorrow and aligns with our vision of an environmentally friendly community. That’s why we’ve created StreetDeck Hydroliner, the world’s first hydrogen double deck bus. It is an economical, safe, and environmentally friendly vehicle that will revolutionise the industry and usher the world into a new era of transportation. With world-class features and cost-effective operations, hydrogen buses will soon rule the public transport

industry. As their popularity grows by the day, we will see a surge in the manufacturing of these hydrogen buses in the next years because these buses represent the future of this sector. A future which will be powered by renewable sources energy. We are already living in a world where people and authorities are actively looking for innovative methods to combat climate change, so this zero-emission solution is going to be fit right in. Is Namibia ready?

Readings: https://www.saaea.org/renewable-energy-news/mayor-of-londonlaunches-englands-first-hydrogen-double-decker-buses https://wrightbus.com/ https://wrightbus.com/en-gb/mayor-launches-englands-firsthydrogen-double-deck https://wrightbus.com/en-gb/ownership-experience-wb-uptime365 enquiries@wright-bus.com

StreetDeck Hydroliner is equipped with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell power train and its battery pack can store up to 48KWh that allows the bus to travel up to 280 miles. It was designed to meet the demands of both bus drivers and passengers. The bus has been developed as part of the JIVE project funded by the European Union (Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe).

HYDROGEN STORAGE 27KG – 1120 Litres Filling Pressure – 350 Bar

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS Africa’s “Model T” Business Model AUTHOR: Efosa Ojomo and Lincoln Wilcox ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/doing-business-in-africa-investment-innovation-by-efosa-ojomo-andlincoln-wilcox-2021-06

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he narrative about the challenges of doing business in Africa needs to be revised. Given the myriad products and services that remain unattainable, opportunities for market-creating innovation abound. Africa is often regarded as a risky place to do business. There are success stories, like Safaricom, Flutterwave, and Kobo360. But investors tend to view them as anomalies: the fact that they are thriving, despite pervasive poverty, political instability, and widespread corruption, is a matter of luck, not proof that Africa is a “safe” investment destination. These perceptions explain why, though Africa is home to 17% of the world’s population, its innovators received just 4.4% of global foreign direct investment in 2020. Unless they change, Africa will continue to suffer – and investors will miss lucrative opportunities.

It is true that the African business environment is challenging. But that is true of all low- and middle-income countries, including the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. When Henry Ford proposed his Model T – an affordable car for the masses – many of his investors balked. The US lacked the necessary infrastructure, including paved roads, gas stations, and repair shops. And the average American couldn’t afford a car, anyway. The investors who pulled out of Ford’s project probably lived to regret it. Ford didn’t simply manage to overcome the obstacles they had cited; he leveraged them to his advantage. Instead of fighting for a share of an existing market, he created a new one out of consumers who hadn’t traditionally purchased cars. And he generated countless jobs in the process.

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Market-creating innovations like the Model T thus create prosperity for both the organizations behind them and the societies in which they are launched. Because they democratize access to previously exclusive products, investors, entrepreneurs, and consumers all have an interest in their success. Africa today is rife with opportunities for market-creating innovations. The question is whether seizing them requires betting on luck, as investors seem to assume, or on strategies that can reliably enable companies to avoid the pitfalls of the operating environment. Our research points to the latter. We studied 100 market-creating organizations (39 African), and found remarkable similarities in their strategies. A core challenge is figuring out how to serve populations that historically haven’t been able to purchase certain products. Every organization we studied overcame that challenge by identifying traditional barriers to consumption – such as cost, inconvenience, or complexity – and actively dismantling them. In every case, success depended on a willingness to defy convention. Innovative business models accompanied innovative products, with companies devising targeted strategies that enabled them to meet their customers’ needs and keep their own costs down, thereby clearing a path toward profitability. Copia, a Kenyan e-commerce start-up, is a case in point. Copia’s founders recognized that rural populations in their country were often unable to purchase even basic goods, because supermarkets were too far away and the products they sold were often too expensive. Rural consumers didn’t have the time or money to spare. So, Copia created a business model tailored to consumers’ specific needs: it purchases supplies directly from manufacturers and distributes them through a network of agents based in rural areas, such as hairdressers or tailors. To avoid tying up money in inventory, Copia purchases only what consumers have preordered via their local agent. Transactions take place through mobile money platforms. All of this enables Copia to keep prices low and turn a profit. To make its business model work, Copia had to take on tasks that conventional supermarkets do not, such as finding and training local agents, navigating poorly developed infrastructure, and advertising via radio. But, just like Ford, its reward is the creation of a new market with no real competition. “There are a number of great ecommerce businesses, but their focus is on the urban,

salaried consumer,” CEO Tim Steel said in a recent interview. “Our focus is, and will always be, the underserved low-to-middle-income consumer. We want to make sure our model works for them.” Another commonality among market-creating companies is their willingness to take responsibility for gaps in infrastructure that might hinder their ability to reach new consumers. In fact, 87% of the organizations in lowincome countries we studied integrated tasks that might ordinarily be undertaken by other companies or the government. Metro African Express, a Nigerian ride-hailing company that uses motorcycles, actually turned infrastructure gaps into a competitive advantage, as co-founder Adetayo Bamiduro put it. Unlike conventional ride-hailing companies, MAX had to create a powerful support system, in order to secure enough drivers. For starters, MAX created a system for drivers to become licensed. Moreover, by using its own transaction data to build credit histories for its drivers, and creating a network of credit providers, MAX helps its drivers to access financial services – which in turn can enable them to purchase their own motorbikes. Yes, being the first to arrive in an untapped market of middle-class consumers would be a great way for a business to make a lot of money. But, as countless firms have shown, it is hardly the only way. By developing innovative business models – which dismantle or surmount barriers to consumption and integrate unconventional activities – companies can meet customers where they are and create lucrative markets. The narrative about doing business in Africa needs to be revised. Given the myriad products and services that remain unattainable, opportunities for market-creating innovation abound. Africa’s innovators are working hard to seize those opportunities. Investors would do well to support them. ABOUT THE AUTHORS EFOSA OJOMO Writing for PS since 2020 Efosa Ojomo, Senior Research Fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, is a co-author of “The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty”. LINCOLN WILCOX Writing for PS since 2021 Lincoln Wilcox is a research associate at the Clayton Christensen Institute.

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COVID UPDATE European and African Leaders Call for a New Deal for Africa AUTHOR: Emmanuel Macron - President of France, Paul Kagame - President of Rwanda, Cyril Ramaphosa - President of South Africa, Macky Sall President of Senegal ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/economic-new-deal-for-africa-by-emmanuel-macron-et-al-2021-05

n one year, the pandemic has halted a quarter-century of steady economic growth in Africa, disrupted value chains, and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty. As a result, the entire world is at risk, because the global economy could lose one of its future drivers of growth. The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we can no longer treat seemingly faraway crises as distant problems. What happens anywhere can affect people everywhere. That is why addressing the impact and legacy of the pandemic in Africa is so important. Although Africa has suffered fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths than other areas of the world, the pandemic’s impact on the continent could be more sustained, deeprooted, and destabilizing for the entire planet. In one year, the pandemic has halted a quarter-century of steady economic growth, disrupted value chains, and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty. But it is not only Africa that is at risk of losing its opportunity to emerge fully from COVID-19. The global economy could lose one of its future drivers of growth. Africa has everything required to overcome the pandemic

crisis and lead the world toward a new cycle of sustainable growth: enterprising and innovative young people, natural resources which can supply a local industrial base, and a highly ambitious continental integration project. But Africa does not have the instruments to recover from a crisis as huge as it was unexpected. While the International Monetary Fund estimates that African countries will need $285 billion in additional financing by 2025, there is no recovery plan or mechanism in place to secure these resources. While other regions are now seeing signs of rapid economic recovery, Africa’s inability to combat the pandemic with the same leverages could fuel an economic and social crisis that denies its young people the opportunities they need and deserve. International solidarity began yielding results soon after the pandemic began. Debt-service payments for the poorest countries were suspended under the G20, and exceptional financial assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and other donors, including Europe, was made available. But the institutions that have underpinned international solidarity for decades are now reaching their limits. They have been weakened in the short term by huge inequalities in vaccine access. They are weakened, too, by major economic divergences, which no emergency measure seems capable of stopping.

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That is why a new framework, an ambitious and bold New Deal, is needed. And the first test of this initiative must be access to COVID-19 vaccines. Through COVAX, the vaccine pillar of the international community’s Access to COVID19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, and the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team, hundreds of millions of doses will be delivered to Africa in the months ahead. Pre-ordered doses of vaccines are being shared via multilateral channels, with protection of health-care workers the top priority. But it is not sufficient. Vaccination is the world’s most important economic policy at this moment: its benefits are measured in trillions, its cost in billions. It is the highest-yielding investment in the short term. We must therefore mobilize innovative financial instruments to increase funding for the ACT Accelerator, in order to reach Africa’s vaccination coverage target, set at 60-70% by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. We call on the IMF to recognize the use of special drawing rights (SDRs, the Fund’s unit of account) to finance this effort. Moreover, as the Rome Declaration of the Global Health Summit held on May 21 affirms, the key to combating future pandemics is transferring not only licenses but also expertise to developing country vaccine producers. Pending the conclusion of an agreement on intellectual property currently under negotiation at the World Trade Organization, Africa must be able to produce vaccines using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and break a deal, within the WTO, on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) regime. With the impetus of the Paris summit for African, European, and financial leaders, held on May 18, such production partnerships will be financed and move ahead in the coming months. The second component of a New Deal for Africa is largescale investment in health, education, and the fight against climate change. We must allow Africa to ringfence this spending from outlays for security and infrastructure investment, preventing the continent from falling into a new cycle of excessive debt. In the short term, despite certain African countries’ spectacular success at tapping international capital markets, private creditors will not provide the necessary financial resources. Africa needs a positive confidence shock. The Paris summit has enabled us to consolidate an agreement on a new $650 billion allocation of SDRs, $33 billion of which will go to African countries. Now we want to go even further with two voluntary commitments. First, we need a commitment by other countries to mobilize part of their SDR allocations for Africa. As a first

step, this re-channeling of resources would enable an initial threshold of $100 billion to be freed up for Africa (and vulnerable countries elsewhere). Second, African institutions must be involved in the use of these SDRs to support the continent’s recovery and progress toward achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This, in turn, may pave the way for an overhaul of our international financial architecture that gives greater weight to African institutions. We call on all members of the international community to make this double commitment. Finally, we must focus on Africa’s main asset: its entrepreneurial dynamism. The continent’s very small, small, and medium-size enterprises are the lifeline to the future for African women and young people, but the private sector is hostage to informality and underfinancing. This is why we must focus on improving African entrepreneurs’ access to financing by targeting their projects’ most crucial phases, particularly start-up. The goal of the Paris summit was to gain agreement on four goals: universal access to COVID-19 vaccines, including via production in Africa; strengthening panAfrican institutions’ positions and roles within a new international financial architecture; relaunching public and private investment; and supporting large-scale financing of the African private sector. Our task in the months ahead will be to advance these goals in international fora and as part of France’s upcoming sixmonth term as president of the Council of the European Union.

INORMATION This commentary is also signed by António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal; Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, Prime Minister of Spain; Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium; Charles Michel, President of the European Council; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia; Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chair of the African Union; Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo; Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast; Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt; Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique; Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria; Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso; Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros; Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana; João Lourenço, President of Angola; Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia; Mohamed Ould el Ghazouani, President of Mauritania; Kaïs Saïed, President of Tunisia; Bah N’Daw, Former President of Mali; Mohamed Bazoum, President of Niger; Albert Pahimi Padacke, Prime Minister of Chad; Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of Sudan; Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo; Patrice Talon, President of Benin; Paul Biya, President of Cameroon; and Moussa Faki, Chair of the African Union Commission.

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TENDERS ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT FUND (EIF) Description: Request for proposals is invited for consulting services to revise, update and implementation of human resource policy for the EIF. Bid Closing Date: 6 August 2021 NAMPOST Description: Expression of interest for social media management Bid Closing Date: 30 July 2021 TELECOM Description:Tenders are invited for Supply and Delivery of Bolts, Brackets and Aluminium Poles to Telecom Namibia for a Period of Three (3) Years. Bid closing date: 3 August 2021 Description: Supply and Delivery of Subducts to Telecom Namibia for a Period of Three (3) Years Bid closing date: 3 August 2021 MUNICIPALITY OF SWAKOPMUND Description:Consultancy Services for The Design of Roads and Intersection Upgrading Bid closing date: 9 August 2021 Description:Supply and Delivery of Store Items Bid closing date: 28 July 2021 Description:Construction and Installation of Municipal Services For 1-120 Erven (Services Are Water Borne Sewer Network, Etc) Bid closing date: 9 August 2021 NAMIBIA WATER CORPORATION LTD. Description: Supply and Delivery of Butt-Welding Hydraulic Unit Bid Closing Date: 29 Jul 2021

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