STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN - Ministry of Mines and Energy

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II. SUMMARY
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After opening speeches and a presentation by CSA of the Draft Report, participants
were asked to first make general comments on the Strategic Action Plan, and then
participate in an open discussion regarding key institutions and their roles within the
renewable energy sector.
1. General Comments Regarding Strategic Action Plan:
1. MME should facilitate orders from Cabinet regarding requirements for RET use
based on a set percentage of the total energy consumption and production. For
example, it could be ordered that 10% of all electricity consumed in Namibia should
come from Namibian renewable energy sources. It could also be ordered that all
new households and public buildings must use solar water heaters.
2. MME and Namibian energy stakeholders need to be aware that “business-as-usual”
will not be enough to sufficiently promote RET’s and to tackle Namibia’s energy
problems.
3. The Namibian Government needs to establish a REEE levy on profits made by
conventional electricity and petroleum fuel suppliers.
2. Open Discussion Regarding Key Institutions:
The following institutions and groups of institutions/organisations were discussed:
� REEE Institute
� MME
� Other public institutions
� Private organisations
2.1 REEE Institute
What should REEE Institute’s role be within the Namibian REEE sector?
� “Institute” implies an intellectual institution, however Namibia really needs an active
organisation to implement REEE roll-out, as recommended in the Strategic Action
Plan.
� Establish and maintain a RET component register.
� Evaluate incentives to the private sector, such as: REEE tariffs, technology costs in
N$, etc.
� REEE research
� Co-ordination
� Facilitation
Who are the key stakeholders of the REEE Institute?
� Polytechnic of Namibia and UNAM
� REEE suppliers and business sector
� NamPower
� MME
� ECB
� Communities
� SENSE
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