KEC International, has won a US$40 million contract to build electricity transmission lines for Namibia’s power hungry consumers. According to the deal, KEC will construct transmission lines for NamPower’s Caprivi Interconnector, a power project meant to avert the current energy shortfalls the country is experiencing, KEC said said Tuesday. The 350 kV double circuit bipolar high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line will run from the Zambezi River, in the eastern part of the country, to Gerus power station, in the hinterland of the country. The project, which was clinched through an international competitive bidding process, is anticipated to last 22 months.The Caprivi Link Interconnector is a 970-km 350kV HVDC bipolar line, which runs from Zambezi substation near Katima Mulilo in the eastern parts of the country to Gerus substation, situated between Otjiwarongo and Outjo in central Namibia. NamPower says that the Caprivi Link will interconnect the electricity networks of Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the DR Congo and South Africa to create an alternative route for power imports and exports to and from neighboring countries. Namibia, a net electricity importer, has been experiencing energy problems, as its major supplier, South Africa, is running out of surplus power to export. The country only generates 375 MW but demand has been rising due to increasing investment, particularly in the booming mining sector.
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