NORED’s electricity is now 4% more expensive. This is however lower than the 7.4% which NORED wanted.
Between 13 May and 15 June 2025 the Electricity Control Board (ECB) received applications for electricity tariff increases from CENORED, CENORED Omaheke, Oshakati Premier Electric, Erongo RED, NORED, and City of Windhoek.
NORED received the highest approved increase for its electricity, with a 4% increase for the year starting 1 July 2025, followed by City of Windhoek who received approval for an increase of 3.9. CENORED was not far away too, receiving a nod for 3.8 increase.
It was however only Erongo RED who received the same increase approval as what they had asked for, which is 3.7%.
Oshakati Premier Electric (OPE) received an approved increase of 3.5% although they wanted 4.19. CENORED Omaheke got the lowest tariff increase, of 0.75% after they asked for 1.5%.
While all approved increases took effect on 1 July, NORED and City of Windhoek will not start implementing their approved increases until they have met some conditions.
NORED is required to submit audited financial statements for the 2022/2023 financial period, obtain auditors’ commitment to finalise the 2023/2024 audited financial statements, and submit the Power Quality (Quality of Supply and Quality of Service) reports.
“City of Windhoek must submit Operating and Reporting Manual Financial Statements (2023/2024), Provide ECB with a detailed report on Electricity Business Unit ring-fencing progress status and the measures to fully ring-fence the business unit, and submit its Power Quality (Quality of Supply and Quality of Service) reports,” said ECB’s CEO Mr Robert Kahimise.
Kahimise also stated that debts owed to NamPower by local authorities and regional councils are increasing at an average of N$10 million per month.
“NORED continues to honor its repayment agreement [to NamPower], with arrears standing at N$38.5 million as of 8 May 2025,” said Kahimise, “however the utility [NORED] aimed to settle the balance by the end of May.”
Despite the cost of electricity going up every year, Kahimise stated that the public must not give up but continue to participate in the annual public consultations.
“I wish to reassure the Namibian public that the ECB takes a measured judgement in every step of the electricity tariff review process, thereby ensuring electricity affordability, reliability and security of supply, and sustained economic industry performance.”
In the photo: At the public consultation meeting which took place in June at Oshakati where Oshakati Premier Electric was asking for an increase of 4.19.
