Company Formation for a German Renewable Energy Investor

A German renewable energy company that had won a bid to develop a 50MW solar project in southern Namibia and needed a Namibian operating entity registered and compliant before the project commencement date in the concession agreement.

The company had never operated in Namibia and had no understanding of the local registration process. The concession agreement required a Namibian-incorporated entity as the project vehicle. The company had engaged a Windhoek attorney who had provided a quote but no structured implementation plan and a timeline that would have missed the concession commencement date. The company's European project manager contacted us with six weeks to entity registration.

We managed the full BIPA registration process for a Private Company (Pty Ltd), including name reservation, preparation of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and registration of the foreign parent as a shareholder under BIPA's foreign ownership provisions. We handled the NamRA registration for income tax and VAT, SSC registration, and coordinated the bank account opening. We also advised on the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board requirements relevant to the foreign-owned energy project and prepared the necessary compliance filings.

Company registered with BIPA within 12 working days. NamRA and SSC registrations completed in the following week. Bank account opened within three weeks of registration. NIPDB filing submitted. The project vehicle was fully operational before the concession commencement date. The company has retained us for ongoing tax compliance and accounting for the project entity.