Namibia joins grid-wheeled solar trend

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Namibia has commissioned its first renewable energy wheeling project, accelerating a growing trend in the African power sector. Under the deal, gold producer B2Gold Namibia will receive 10 MW of solar power from a plant located 20 km away. It joins others like South Africa in using this framework, setting a model for future public–private power partnerships.

• Wheeling allows IPPs to sell electricity directly to large users by moving power through the public grid. Instead of relying only on on-site plants, customers can source clean power from anywhere with the grid and pay a set fee for its use.

• South Africa pioneered wheeling on the Eskom grid. Zambia has piloted it with the Copperbelt Energy Corporation, while Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria are reviewing frameworks.

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