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Owing to Namibia’s susceptibility to drought, the Southern African country is looking to build its second desalination plant.
This industrial unit is typically used to remove mineral components from saline water. Namibia intends to begin construction early next year. This project was first suggested 26 years ago, in 1998, and has been resurfaced owing to Namibia’s 100 year high drought.
Namibia plans to build a second desalination plant due to its susceptibility to drought.
The construction is set to begin in January 2025 with a capacity of about 20 million cubic meters.
Namibia currently faces its worst drought in over a century, making the project urgent.
A report by Reuters revealed that approval to build a second desalination plant in Namibia has been granted. The construction is set to begin in January 2025, according to Calle Schlettwein, the country’s minister of agriculture who made the announcement on Wednesday.
This initiative is in response to the country’s constant bouts of drought. Additionally, the project has become urgent given that Namibia is currently facing its worst drought in over a century.
According to the minister, the desalination plant would be engineered to have a capacity of about 20 million cubic meters. Also, the new plant is expected to be up and running by 2027. This project was suggested as far back as 1998.
Standing as the third-largest producer of uranium in the world, Namibia supplies 11 percent of the world market.– Business Insider Africa
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