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This will lead to the
improvement in quality of life in rural communities and provide opportunities
for economic development.
As early as 1991, NamPower started investing in rural areas and together
with the Ministry of Mines and Energy embarked upon the implementation of the
Rural Electrification Programme.
At the end of 2003, NamPower had electrified
roughly 80 more villages and settlements areas at the cost of N$50 million of
which N$12 million came from its own resources with the remainder being sourced
from the Ministry of Mines and Energy as well as through concessional loans.
These included communities in the vicinities of Omasati, Okangwati, Koës,
Koichab Pan, Tsinsabis, Kalkfeld, Omatako, Karas, Osjikoto, Stampriet Wes
and the Maize triangle are now include in NamPower's electricity grid.
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