Namibia could soon have two wind farms if plans by a Belgian company are approved by energy authorities. In the past two years, there have been a growing number of international and local companies wanting to set up power generating plants at the country's coast.Electrawinds NV - a Belgian company - has applied to the Electricity Control Board (ECB) for a licence with plans to set up two wind farms with a total capacity of 100 mW.

According to documents lodged with the ECB, Electrawinds is the leading independent renewable energy company in Belgium with further operations in Italy.
Since its formation in 1998, Electrawinds has invested a total of €100 million.
Electrawinds said in its application documents that the wind farms to be established at the port towns of Walvis Bay will have a generation capacity of 55 mW and that in Lüderitz will generate 45 mW of power.
The company plans to use turbines from Enercon Gmbh of Germany and has applied for a 25-year licence.
The company has proposed a price of €0-08 per kWh of its electricity although it hopes to reduce the price to between €0-04 and €0-06 per kWh.
The government is keen to attract private investors in the energy sector to help meet the country’s increasing power demand. Electrawinds says it is guided by three objectives: to promote renewable energy; to produce, sell and distribute renewable energy; and to research and develop new applications in the renewable energy sphere.
The company says it has delivered eight major projects. These include a bio fuel installation in Ostend and a series of facilities near Bruges including the largest wind farm in Belgium.