Namibia Sectoral Transformation Investment Plan (s-TIP) Preparation (WB-P515159)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Namibia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 5, 2026
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Namibia - Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Energy
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.50 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 0.50 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 25, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Feb 14, 2026

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the development objective of the project is to support the preparation of the Namibia Sectoral Transformation Investment Plan (s-TIP) under the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) Industry Decarbonization Program (IDP).

This operation will enable the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF), on behalf of the Government of Namibia (GRN), to prepare a Sectoral Transformation Investment Plan (s-TIP) under the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) Industry Decarbonization Program (IDP) by financing a multidisciplinary team of consultants, targeted site visits to validate priority pipeline projects, inclusive stakeholder consultations, and essential operating costs. This operation will enable Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGHP) to deliver analytical diagnostics, a prioritized project pipeline, a comprehensive program and financing plan, culminating in a stakeholder-validated s-TIP formally endorsed by the GRN, within a US$500,000 RETF small grant IPF envelope. This project will support Namibia to mobilize CIF, MDB, and private capital for green industrialization and decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The environmental risk rating is substantial at concept stage. The risk rating has been assigned due to the potential downstream risks associated with the implementation of the s-TIP. The risk and impacts associated with the activities supported under the TA, is considered to be minimal or negligible, site specific, predictable and can be mitigated, however the environmental risks and impacts associated with the downstream investments to be implemented under the s-TIP (not supported by the Bank) are considered to be substantial due to the scale of the investments and the known biodiversity sensitivities in the two selected areas. Impacts and risks directly related to the TA activities may include occupational health and safety risks related to day-to-day work activities and road accidents related to the site visits. Impacts and risks associated with the future downstream implementation of the s-TIP may include loss of critical habitats, habitat fragmentation, erosion, soil and water pollution, community and occupational health and safety risks. Downstream risks and impacts are likely to be mostly temporary, predictable and reversible, medium in magnitude and low and medium in probability to cause serious environmental harm. The full extent of the indirect/ downstream impacts and risks will only be known once the s-TIP has been finalized and the key priority investments have been identified.

The social risk rating for the project is Moderate at this stage. The project will not finance physical infrastructure or civil works, and thus does not entail direct risks of land acquisition, involuntary resettlement, or physical displacement. However, the project’s core activities such as comprehensive stakeholder consultations, site visits, and data-gathering missions in the Central Valley (Erongo Region), Southern Valley (Karas Region), and potentially other strategic regions, create a moderate level of social risk due to the need to ensure meaningful, inclusive, and culturally appropriate engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including potentially vulnerable and marginalized groups.

Investment Description
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Total Project Cost: US$ 0.50 million
Climate Investment Funds (grant): US$ 0.50 million


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CONTACT POINT - World Bank

Task Team Leader: Nadia Taobane
Title: Lead Energy Specialist
Email: ntaobane@worldbank.org

TTL Contact: Silvia Carolina Lopez Rocha
Job Title: Energy Specialist
Email: slopezrocha@worldbank.org

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