If report reaching the news desk of CEOAFRICA.com from Mozambique is anything to go by, then the country would commence the exportation of electricity to Namibia.

According to sources, the proposed 122 megawatts of electricity would be exported to Namibia from a fired power station at Ressano Garcia region which borders South Africa. The power source is natural gas, extracted from Temane, in Inhambane province, by the South Africa petro-chemical giant, Sasol.

It was further gathered that the electricity is generated by Mozambican company Gigawatt at Ressano Garcia a few kilometres from the Sasol pipeline that carries the gas from Temane to Sasol industrial plants in the South African city of Secunda.

Disclosing this, Salvador Namburete, Energy Minister said,” Because of its location in relation in relation to the other centres of electricity generation in the country, this project plays an important role in improving the stability of the national electricity system, and in the safety and reliability of electricity supply.”

His counterpart from Namibia, Isaki I Katali, said that increased economic activity in the Southern African Development Community region has resulted in increased demand for electricity, but power shortages have reached a critical point in several SADC members.

Countries of the region have adopted various short and medium term measures to deal with electricity shortages. Namibia has its own generation project, but it will only be complete in mid-2015. In the meantime, Namibia must continue to rely on the short and medium terms measures.

“Our government is committed to supporting all efforts tending to improve the electricity supply capacity in the region,” Katali said.