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Namibia +264 (0) 81 318 9085 namibia@solar-training.org BOOK YOUR COURSE Courses References About GREEN Go to GREEN Global Africa\u2018s Premier Training Institute for Solar Power We specialise in solar photovoltaic short courses. Over 9 300 engineers, electricians and technicians trust in our training. ABOUT OUR COURSES SuperSolarSchool \u2013 5 Days Master the sun in one week: Comprehensive 5-day course on grid-tied PV systems with battery back-up. Start with the basics and climb to professional level in only one week. Interactive exercises and involvement of the participants make the course content easy to understand and interesting to follow. READ MORE Solar 101 \u2013 3 Days Solar 101 will provide you with the fundamentals that you need to understand when starting out in the PV industry. You will be able to understand technical terms, sell PV systems, and grasp the business side of PV, without having to go into deep technical detail. No calculations, no preknowledge needed! READ MORE eLearning \u2013 Own Pace Our online courses have been developed with input from international product manufacturers as well as African solar experts to create content relevant to our climate and conditions, and feature an engaging mix of lectures, videos, podcasts, interactive exercises and self-assessments. READ MORE 10% OFF All Trainings for GREEN Alumni! Click here to visit our main website and learn about the benefits of being a GREEN Alumni UPCOMING TRAININGS FEEDBACK FROM OUR GRADUATES CURRENT AND PAST CLIENTS PHOTOS OF PREVIOUS TRAININGS CONTACT US OUR TRAINERS ACADEMY PARTNER Young Africa Namibia\u00a0is an NGO that trains youth as part of an employment programme. Part of their training is a technical education, e.g. in IT, green building, welding or solar installations, as well as life and business skills to promote entrepreneurship. Since 2017, Young Africa runs our Academy in Namibia and offers training at two different locations: Okahandja and Otjiwarongo. Since 2019, Olivia Namkomba is the director of the Namibian GREEN Solar Academy. TOP TIPS FOR BECOMING A SOLAR INSTALLER IN NAMIBIA Market potential for Solar PV in Namibia Solar power as a source of renewable energy is a relatively new phenomenon that has become quite popular in many countries in the global north. Germany for example has some of the most successful implementations of PV solar power in the world. Yet, they get almost half the sun that we do here in Southern Africa. Namibia itself is considered to have some of the best conditions for solar generation worldwide. The country only needs to seize on this opportunity and invest in the PV industry and it will outstrip its European counterparts in the realm of solar power generation. Currently, Namibia has four main sources of energy production; petroleum, hydropower, imported electricity and imported coal. The country itself can currently only supply a third of the required energy to give power to its citizens. 240 MW comes from the hydroelectric power plant on Kunene river, 120 MW from the van Eck coal-powered plant north of Windhoek, 24 MW from the fuel-oil powered plant in Walvis Bay and 5.78 MW solar plant in Trekkopje. Despite this there are still about 1 million Namibian citizens that have no access to electricity, about 47% of the country. Namibia has the potential to use solar power to bridge this gap as they already use solar PV-based pumping to provide power to cattle farms. This is the first step to using solar power for rural areas, radio stations, lighting, and other power dependent amenities. Namibia\u2019s crisis of energy and how PV can help Namibia\u2019s average energy consumption rate is over 3000 GWh\/year while it only has the ability to generate around 1305 GWh\/year. This results in a dependence on imported power from countries like South Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique (approximately 78% of electricity was imported in 2018). This has created crisis of energy dependence that has negatively affect the country over the last few decades. The hydroelectric power plant in Raucana, Namibia\u2019s largest producer of power, is also not as reliable as the country requires it to be. This is due to its heavy reliance on the waterflow from the Kunene River, which has no dam to help regulate the waterflow and only a reservoir that can manage the water over a 24-hour period. This means that the electricity generated by Raucana is heavily dependent on rainfalls in Angola which can change because of long-term climate change, as well as new and additional uses of Kunene River water in Angola. Solar power is one option to help subside the energy crisis and can be used in tandem with other forms of power, like wind, to become a more reliable supply of power for the country. The trend is already picking up in Namibia as more and more people are using solar to power their homes. Namibia has a chance to learn from the mistakes of its predecessors. They can begin to build solar PV systems close to the centres dependent on power and create a new supply of electricity that can lift the weight on current systems, lower prices and allow for energy independence from other countries. Current situation of PV solar in Namibian government and legal system While Namibia is in an energy crisis at the moment there has been movement in the governing powers around the creation and management of solar energy in the country. Currently there is a Renewable Energy Policy in development that will govern the use of solar power both at a commercial level and in the domestic home. These policies will govern the use of subjects like net metering (currently up to 500 kW), self-consumption systems (&lt;500 kW) and a modified single buyer model which regulates the sale of energy to third parties. The development of these policies is import as it will allow proper and fair regulation of solar","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/solar-training.org\/namibia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logomobile.png"}