More low-income households to benefit from TIDRET solar project at Swakopmund

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2024-09-08

SWAKOPMUND, 07 September 2024 - (From left) Environmental Investment Fund Chief Executive Officer Benedict Lubinda; European Union Ambassador to Namibia Ana Beatriz Martin; Swakopmund Mayor Dina Namubes; EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Chairperson of the National Housing Action Group, Heinrich Amushila pictured during the site handover of the TIDRET Solar Electrification Project at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 08 SEP (NAMPA) – The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) through its Towards an Inclusive Design of the Renewable Energy Transition (TIDRET) solar project on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) at Swakopmund.
The MoU will enable the electrification of more houses, following another 32 that previously benefited from the solar project earlier this year.
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SWAKOPUND, 07 September 2024 - Jean Basson, the electrical engineer responsible for the TIDRET project, explains the hybrid inverter system installed in one of the houses at Swakopmund. The system includes a 5 kiloWatt inverter connected to five 470 Watt panels, a 5kWh lithium-ion battery, and DC protection and distribution boards. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 07 September 2024 - Environmental Investment Fund Chief Executive Officer Benedict Lubinda and Chairperson of the National Housing Action Group, Heinrich Amushila signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the solar electrification of low income houses at Swakopmund through the TIDRET Project. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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