Project Wings: A flagship of technological cooperation between Namibia and Russia
Namibia is advancing its uranium mining sector through 'Project Wings,' a technological partnership with Russia in the Omaheke region. The project aims to utilize environmentally friendly mining technologies and is expected to begin industrial production by 2029.
Why it matters
As a major global uranium producer, Namibia's strategic partnership with Russia highlights the geopolitical competition for critical energy minerals.
Namibia is one of the world leaders in uranium mining, while uranium itself has been classified by the country’s government as one of six strategically important minerals.
Against this background, the Russian Project Wings in the Omaheke region is becoming a flagship of Russian Namibian technological cooperation: it combines major long-term investments, an environmentally friendly mining technology that is new to the country, job creation and the training of national specialists.
Namibia holds about 7% of the world’s uranium reserves. The country is the third-largest uranium producer in the world: in 2024, production amounted to about 7.3 thousand tonnes, or 12% of the global volume.
Between 2015 and 2024, production increased from approximately 3 thousand to 7.3 thousand tonnes – almost 2.5 times.
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