The construction will take between five to eight years, and may kick off in March next year once all feasibility are completed, Daniel Zaire, the deputy director for electricity at the Namibian ministry of mines and energy said.
The project will be financed by the two governments, development agencies and some banks in South Africa, Zaire said.
Zaire said dependence on imports from South Africa’s state utility Eskom had placed Namibia in a vulnerable position, and it wanted to widen its power supply alternatives.
