{"id":2661,"date":"2026-10-20T07:53:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2026-10-20T07:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:54:54","slug":"council-invests-n6-14-million-in-solar-powered-streetlights-for-farm-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/?p=2661","title":{"rendered":"COUNCIL INVESTS N$6.14 MILLION IN SOLAR-POWERED STREETLIGHTS FOR FARM 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"bbppp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bbppp-0-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lights1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lights1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lights1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lights1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lights1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">Farm 37 Portion 10 is now brighter following the completion of a project to install 113 off-grid solar-powered streetlights, valued at N$6.14 million.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"35pte-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"35pte-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"35pte-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"5m1t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5m1t-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5m1t-0-0\">The project provides an immediate lighting solution for residents, with the lights designed to be converted to conventional electricity once permanent infrastructure becomes available.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"btavl-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"btavl-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"btavl-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"2ejfk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2ejfk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2ejfk-0-0\">Meanwhile, construction of a N$24 million pump station, which commenced in July 2026, is progressing as part of ongoing infrastructure development in the area.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"f5smh-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"f5smh-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f5smh-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"967mf-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"967mf-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"967mf-0-0\">These investments address immediate community needs while supporting the long-term development of Farm 37. Plans to extend lighting to the remaining portions of Farm 37 and Extensions 1 and 2 are also underway.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"967mf-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"db0o8\" data-offset-key=\"967mf-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"967mf-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Media-Release-FARM-37-.pdf\">READ: Media Release &#8211; FARM 37<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farm 37 Portion 10 is now brighter following the completion of a project to install 113 off-grid solar-powered streetlights, valued at N$6.14 million. \u00a0 The project provides an immediate lighting solution for residents, with the lights designed to be converted to conventional electricity once permanent infrastructure becomes available. \u00a0 Meanwhile, construction of a N$24 million [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2661"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2666,"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2661\/revisions\/2666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walvisbaycc.org.na\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}