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AREA assessed the potential for building solar power plants in Namibia by driving 1,000 km across the Kalahari Desert In early December, the AREA delegation, headed by the Executive Secretary of the Board Andrey Gromov and a member of the Board of the Association, IBAC Director Yulia Berg, made a working visit to Namibia. During the visit, meetings were held with developers of solar power plant construction projects, the energy company NamPower, representatives of government agencies, including the Investment Promotion and Development Council of Namibia, the Antimonopoly Commission, the Council of Traditional Leaders and the local council of one of the villages where solar power generation facilities could be built. The delegation drove almost 1,000 km across the Kalahari Desert, allowing Russian and Namibian specialists to familiarize themselves with the current state of the energy infrastructure and the state of the power grid, as well as to assess the prospects for building new stations on site. At the moment, Namibia is experiencing an acute energy deficit, especially during peak hours - in the mornings and evenings. However, the vast territory of the state and regions with high insolation allow us to confidently rely on solar generation not only as a way to cope with the deficit, but also as a potential for exporting electricity to neighboring countries. #AREA#Africa#Namibia#energyAfrica