Erongo RED

Envisaged as a dynamic and efficient commercialised electricity distributor for the Erongo Region, the Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor Company (Pty) Ltd, commonly known as Erongo RED, started trading on 01 July 2005 within the context of the Namibian Governments National Development Plan. Erongo RED was formed by merging the service of electricity distribution from various municipalities and town councils in Erongo Region namely the Municipality of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Omaruru; the Town Council of Karibib, Usakos and Arandis; Erongo Regional Council and NamPower. All these individual institutions are shareholders of Erongo RED. The initiative to create the REDs was part of the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) and Electricity Distribution Industry (EDI) Restructuring Policy to distribute and supply electricity through economies of scale, pooling of human and operational capital resources to ultimately stabilize electricity prices and ensure reasonable, a...