Namibia: Tariffs increase

The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has approved a tariff increase of 16.71% with effect from 1 July. An ECB statement said this translated to an effective bulk tariff increase to N$1.49 from N$1.28. NamPower had sought a 31.24% increase to N$1.68, to meet its service delivery costs and for the tariff to remain cost reflective, arguing that costs had risen in part because of a fall in the Namibian dollar against the US currency.