Tag Archives: Water

Areva’s announcement of its intent to sell its Erongo Desalination Plant has become a bone of contention for the mining communities in the Erongo Region as well as for Namwater, which by law, is the bulk supplier of water. Additionally, details of how a third desalination plant will fit into …

The government’s surprise announcement that it will build its own desalination plant has not dissuaded French uranium miner Areva that its Erongo Desalination Plant may in fact not be a good buy. This follows protracted negotiations between the two parties for the sale of the desalination plant. The Minister of …

Rössing Uranium Namibia is not backing down from its intention to construct its own desalination plant and recently lodged an appeal with the Environmental Commissioner, according to Rössing spokesperson, Botha Ellis. Responding to enquiries by the media, Ellis in a written statement said that, “as a result of the rejection, …