11 march namib times e-edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6955 FRIDAY 11 MARCH 2022 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Swakopmund to house Namibia's first Hydrogen inside Namibia's Power Plant first water Sharlien Tjambari

birth baby turns 21

Once the Ministry of Environment and Tourism approves, Swakopmund will be home to the first hydrogen power plant in Namibia. The project, named Renewstable Swakopmund (RSWK), is expected to be commissioned during the last quarter of 2024 and will be located immediately east of the DRC Informal Settlement and about 4km from the Tamariskia Sub-Station. Renewstable® Swakopmund will be Africa's first integrated solar-hydrogen power project with the objective of supplying Swakopmund, and the surrounding areaswith renewable energy. To inform their development, HDF Energy Namibia (PTY) Ltd has appointed SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) Pty (Ltd) (SLR) to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to identify and assess the environmental and social aspects and potential impacts associated with the proposed project and to inform their application for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC). Officials from HDF Energy and SLR Environmental ConsulContinues on page 2

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Namibia receives 300 tons of rice from Japan

The proposed site for the Renewstable project

Government loses millions on quota auction Rudi Bowe

The Namibian government is set to lose millions of dollars in revenue during last year's governmental objective quota auction as successful bidders, due to time constraints, in their organising, logistic coordination and legal compliance documents to catch and land their purchased quotas, failed to catch their quota. This was also impacted by last year's late auction and bad catches in the last months of the season. Accordingly, Cabinet directed the fisheries ministry to re-allocate an exgratia governmental objective quota of horse mackerel to 12 companies including the Democratic Republic of Congo last Tuesday, 1 March 2022, who bought the quota from the government at an auction on 18 June 2021. A total of 51 317,91 metric tons will be allocated to various companies and entities, equal to the amount of quota not caught during last year's fishing season, and that the awarded quota be caught and landed during 2022 fishing season. This quota will be allocated to the affected companies and entities in the next few days. The Minister Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Derek Klazen on Friday, 4 March 2022, explained that a total of 87,500 metric tons was auctioned, of which the local companies bought 60,200 metric tons and the Government of the Republic of Congo directly purchased the remaining quota of 27,300 metric tons. Klazen said, “A total of 51 317.91 metric tons of Horse Mackerel was Continues on page 2

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The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon Derek Klazen

Walvis Bay Municipality tackles issues of community interest in first Ordinary Council Meeting of the year Piquet Jacobs

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The Municipality of Walvis Bay held its first Ordinary Council Meeting for 2022, addressing various issues of community interest, at the Kuisebmond Council Chambers on Tuesday, 8 March. Continues on page 2

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