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1、MINISTRYOFMINESANDENERGYSTATEMENTBYHONOURABLEISAKKATALI,MINISTEROFMINESANDENERGYATTHEOFFICIALINAUGURATIONOFTHETSUMKWESOLARDIESELHYBRIDPOWERPLANTON25JANUARY2012,ATTSUMKWE8DirectorofCeremonies;HonourablePriscillaBeukes,DeputyMinisterofRegional,LocalGovernment,Housing&RuralDevelopment;Honourable
2、RapamaKamehozu,GovernorofOtjozondjupaRegion;DrLibertineAmathila,FormerMemberofparliamentYourExcellencyRaulFuentes-Milani,EuropeanUnionAmbassadorHonourableRegionalandLocalAuthorityCouncilors;YourMajesties,ChiefsoftheTraditionalAuthoritiesintheOtjozondjupaRegion;NamPowerBoardofDirectorsandManag
3、ement;Distinguishedinvitedguests;MembersoftheMedia;Ladiesandgentlemen;8Iwouldliketothankyouallforjoiningustodayatthisveryimportantandhistoricevent–theinaugurationoftheTsumkweSolar/DieselHybridPowerStation,thefirstOff-gridpublicpowersupplyplantofitskindinNamibiaandoneofthelargeststate-of-the-a
4、rt200kWsolar/dieselhybridsystemsinAfrica.Toeveryonewhotravelledfromfar,Iwishtoextendmysincereappreciationtoyouallfortakingtimeoutofyourbusyschedulestobewithusheretoday.YourpresencehereisaclearindicationofyoursupportofGovernmentanditspartnersintheireffortstobringreliableelectricitytoruralNamib
5、ia.IamparticularlyhappyandpleasedwiththepresenceamongstusoftheformerDeputyPrimeMinister,DrLibertineAmathila.Asyouallknow,DrAmathilahasfrequentedTsumkweanditssurroundingareasforyearsduringhertermintheOfficeofthePrimeMinister,headingtheSanDevelopmentProgramme,whichsawtheimplementationofanumbero
6、fsmallprojectsamongSancommunitiescountrywide,aimedatupliftingtheirsocialandeconomicconditions.TodaymarksaveryimportantdayinthehistoryofthevillageofTsumkwe.ForyearsTsumkwehasbeenpoweredbytwodieselgeneratorswhichweremaintainedandoperatedbytheMinistryofRegional,LocalGovernment,HousingandRuralDev
7、elopment.Thesupplyofelectricitywashoweverirregularandwasrestrictedto14hoursaday.Thesystemalsoprovedtobecostly.Thesituationforcedsomeresidentsandinstitutionstoacquiretheirownelectricgeneratorsorusesolarpower.8Someofyoumightbynowbethinkingbutwh
