The BESS, the first of its kind in the country and in the Southern African region, will be capable of providing 72MWh of clean energy to the Namibian grid.

[1][2] The BESS unit would be located at the site of NamPower's Omburu Substation, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi), southeast of the city of Omaruru in the Erongo Region, in central Namibia.

[2] The intended benefits include (a) stabilization of NamPower's grid (b) act as a back-up, if and when existing generation facilities fail (c) reduce the cost of electricity fed through the SAPP.

In December 2021, KfW made a grant of €20 million towards the development of this project, estimated at 80 percent of total cost.

NamPower is expected to contribute about 20 percent of the cost and pay any outstanding taxes not covered by the KfW grant.