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1、MINISTRYOFMINESANDENERGYSTATEMENTBYHONOURABLEISAKKATALI,MINISTEROFMINESANDENERGYATTHEOFFICIALINAUGURATIONOFTHETSUMKWESOLARDIESELHYBRIDPOWERPLANTON25JANUARY2012,ATTSUMKWE8DirectorofCeremonies;HonourablePriscillaBeukes,DeputyMinisterofRegional,LocalGovernment,Housing&RuralDe
2、velopment;HonourableRapamaKamehozu,GovernorofOtjozondjupaRegion;DrLibertineAmathila,FormerMemberofparliamentYourExcellencyRaulFuentes-Milani,EuropeanUnionAmbassadorHonourableRegionalandLocalAuthorityCouncilors;YourMajesties,ChiefsoftheTraditionalAuthoritiesintheOtjozondjup
3、aRegion;NamPowerBoardofDirectorsandManagement;Distinguishedinvitedguests;MembersoftheMedia;Ladiesandgentlemen;8Iwouldliketothankyouallforjoiningustodayatthisveryimportantandhistoricevent–theinaugurationoftheTsumkweSolar/DieselHybridPowerStation,thefirstOff-gridpublicpowers
4、upplyplantofitskindinNamibiaandoneofthelargeststate-of-the-art200kWsolar/dieselhybridsystemsinAfrica.Toeveryonewhotravelledfromfar,Iwishtoextendmysincereappreciationtoyouallfortakingtimeoutofyourbusyschedulestobewithusheretoday.Yourpresencehereisaclearindicationofyoursuppo
5、rtofGovernmentanditspartnersintheireffortstobringreliableelectricitytoruralNamibia.IamparticularlyhappyandpleasedwiththepresenceamongstusoftheformerDeputyPrimeMinister,DrLibertineAmathila.Asyouallknow,DrAmathilahasfrequentedTsumkweanditssurroundingareasforyearsduringherter
6、mintheOfficeofthePrimeMinister,headingtheSanDevelopmentProgramme,whichsawtheimplementationofanumberofsmallprojectsamongSancommunitiescountrywide,aimedatupliftingtheirsocialandeconomicconditions.TodaymarksaveryimportantdayinthehistoryofthevillageofTsumkwe.ForyearsTsumkwehas
7、beenpoweredbytwodieselgeneratorswhichweremaintainedandoperatedbytheMinistryofRegional,LocalGovernment,HousingandRuralDevelopment.Thesupplyofelectricitywashoweverirregularandwasrestrictedto14hoursaday.Thesystemalsoprovedtobecostly.Thesituationforcedsomeresidentsandinstituti
8、onstoacquiretheirownelectricgeneratorsorusesolarpower.8Someofyoumightbynowbethinkingbutwh