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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6971 FRIDAY 1 JULY 2022 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Omburu solar power plant inaugurated Rudi Bowe
NamPower inaugurated its first renewable fully owned and operated 20 megawatts (MW) Omburu solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, constructed at a cost of N$317 million on Friday, 24 June. The Plant, on the outskirts of Omaruru in the Erongo region, is a demonstration of NamPower's unwavering commitment to becoming the leading electricity solutions provider of choice in Southern African Development Community (SADC), a catalyst for economic growth in Namibia and in the region. The Omburu PV project which took 15 months to complete was constructed through a joint venture between Hopsol Africa and Tulive Private Equity and only covers 42 hectares within 300 hectares donated by the Omaruru town council. The total installed capacity of utility-scale solar PV plants with NamPower as the off-taker, currently stand at 146.5 MW, with capacity expected to increase in the short to medium term from customers within the Modified Single Buyer (MSB) Market Framework introduced by the Electricity Control Continues on page 2
ACC hands over Corruption Risk Assessments report Rudi Bowe
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) handed over a Corruption Risk Assessment Report to the Municipality of Walvis Bay on Friday, 24 June. The ACC conducts Corruption Risk Assessments (CRA) of government offices, ministries, agencies and public enterprises with the aim to fulfill its mandate as per their strategic objective to prevent corruption. The risk assessment of the Municipality of Walvis Bay was conducted from 18-21 February 2020. The workshop culminated in the development of a Corruption Risk Mitigation Plan with eight corruption risks clearly identified. These are the private use of municipal vehicles, deliberate incorrect information on the financial system, and manipulation of overtime, deliberately understating property value, favouritism in debt management, favouring suppliers in approved contracts, collusion with service providers and favouritism in land, erven and housing sales. The Corruption Risk Assessment, Management and Reporting initiative is part of the municipal Council's fourth strategic objection, which aims at ensuring good corporate governance through the development of an integrated Management Information System and the revision of internal regulations, policies and procedures. Continues on page 2
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Namport signs a MoU with the Port of Antwerp Bruges International
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Namibia and Germany sign N$2.7 billion Financial Cooperation Agreement
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A week of sandstorms at the coast
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Sports News Chief Public Education & Corruption Prevention Officer at ACC Swakopmund Tobias Amoonga, Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Municipality of Walvis Bay David Uushona, ACC Deputy Director-General, Advocate Erna van der Merwe and Deputy Mayor of Walvis Bay Saara Mutondoka at the handover of the Corruption Risk Assessment Report to the Municipality of Walvis Bay.
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