There was great excitement in Rundu on Friday 19 September 2025, when His Excellency, Dr. Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, visited the construction site of the new Rundu Water Treatment Plant.
This is the first large-scale water supply pipeline scheme in the Kavango East and Kavango West Region since Namibia obtained independence. This critical project is aimed at addressing water scarcity in the two regions. The residents of Rundu and surrounding areas currently rely on inadequate supplies from small treatment works at Rundu and N’karapamwe, which get its water from the Okavango river as it makes its way from Angola to the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Often supplies are not available and residents must rely on collecting their own water from the river and treating it themselves before use.
Funded through a loan from the African Development Bank Group, the new water treatment plant will supply clean water ultimately within a 100-kilometre radius of Rundu town, extending west, east, and south of Rundu.
During the visit, Dr. Ngurare urged all stakeholders to work collaboratively and accelerate progress. He also commended the contractor for creating employment opportunities for local youth.
NOD, along with partners GCS Water & Environmental Consultants (Pty) Ltd Namibia, are proud to be part of this project where we are currently supervising the construction of the new water supply scheme, having previously undertook the detailed designs, carried out the ESIA studies, and produced tender documentation.
Rundu is Namibia’s second-largest local authority with a population of approximately 118,000. Once complete this project will benefit not only the population of Rundu, but also the surrounding communities.
Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd, RSK Group were represented by Chike Okeke, PrTechniEng Okeke, and Elson Chinembiri, both of whom are part of the full time construction supervision team on site.
