Namibia a world leader in solar power

Namibia ranks among the top eight countries in the world that have achieved the fastest transition to power generation through solar and wind.Together with countries such as Denmark and Uruguay, Namibia is progressing at a faster pace than is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. This according to standards of the International Energy Agency (IEA), an intergovernmental organisation founded in Paris in 1974.This means that the demand for fossil fuel has now reached its peak in the power-generation sector, and will fall sharply towards the end of the decade, the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) reported recently.RMI is a non-profit organisation that advocates for the global transition to "clean energy" and recently completed an analysis on a transition to renewable energy generation, in collaboration with the Bezos Earth Fund.Two research papers on the top eight countries were conducted by Systems Change Lab. According to this, the global generation system for electricity has now reached a tipping point, where the switch from fossil fuels is difficult to reverse.RMI reported that the switch to renewable energy means worldwide power generation is on track to meet the IEA's ambitious goal of zero emissions.According to RMI's forecasts, more than a third of all electricity should be generated by solar and wind energy by 2030, while the cost of this is expected to continually become cheaper - so much so that by 2030 it could be half as cheap as now.Within reachOne of COP28's goals, namely to triple the capacity of renewable energy by 2030, is apparently now within humanity's reach.This is provided that obstacles can be successfully overcome, which include investments in the necessary networks, fewer obstacles when it comes to the approval of renewable energy generation and the more efficient storage of electricity.Renewable energy will help against inflation in the price of electricity and can lead to the demand for fossil fuels for electricity already being around 30% less by 2030.RMI said key countries taking the lead in this include Uruguay, Denmark, Lithuania, Namibia, the Netherlands, Palestine, Jordan and Chile, as well as areas such as China, Europe and the Middle East.The objective is that the utilisation of wind and solar power must grow from 12% to 41% by 2030, an increase of 29 percentage points.Countries such as Namibia, the Netherlands, Palestine, Jordan and Chile have shown strong growth in this over the past five years at a "very satisfactory rate".– elvira@republikein.com.na

Namibia a world leader in solar power

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-01

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