The dam and pumping station were bombed in a Cuban airstrike in 1988, during the Angolan Civil War.

The facility was partially repaired and today NamPower operates three turbines producing a maximum of 240 megawatts.

[6] The 2015 local authority election was won by SWAPO which gained six seats and 826 votes.

The remaining seat went to the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) which gained 53 votes.

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 192 votes and gained the remaining two seats.