A happy New
Year to all our readers! We hope it will be a prosperous year for
all of you. This is our first edition for this year and with the
first month of the year already history we have been stuck to our
computers in order to bring you this edition before the end of
February. At some point I felt like there were less hours in a day
than normal. Anyone else felt it too? Well, I guess this means that
we have a challenging year lying ahead of us, with lots to do but
with little time at hand. I will really appreciate some tips on time
management.
This year is a
very special year for the NamPower family. We are celebrating our 10th
anniversary this year. It is even more special a year in that it
also marks a little over a generation (30 years) of our existence as
a power utility.
It has not been
smooth sailing, but we have managed as a company to keep the “candle
burning”. More challenges lie ahead for us, especially given the
ever increasing demand for electricity, here in Namibia and in the
region at large. We are braving ourselves to face these challenges
head on. And like the Managing Director, Dr. Leake Hangala said at
our last staff meeting on 1 December 2005, “the challenges we are
facing should not derail us from our plans. We should remain
focused.” Hard work, focus and commitment is what we should live by
this year.
We have all
seen it – the smoke billowing from the Van Eck power station in
Windhoek since October last year. The story on page 2 tells why
NamPower had to put in motion all its power stations since the end
of last year. Van Eck is expected to continue running up until May
and we hope to keep you updated on the matter.
Sometime
towards the end of last year NamPower embarked on a credit rating
exercise to ascertain its credit worthiness in the market. The
company received a positive investment rating from Fitch Rating, an
international rating agency. More on this on page 3.
The most part
of this edition is very employee-focused, with lots and lots of
pictures. We bring you graduates of our literacy programme, members
of the new NamPower MUN Branch Executive Committee, our students and
much more on the employees at various functions. Indulge yourself.
I wish you all
a prosperous New Year!
Tangeni
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