One of the major contributors to inequality in education between the rural and urban Africa is the availability, or lack of electricity. Time has long gone when electricity was a luxury. At present our very existence almost entirely depends on the availability of this commodity. It is a fact that a well educated and well trained workforce is vital for a sound economy; that said, energy, especially in form of electricity is the catalyst behind the development of this sound labour force. In most countries in African, Namibia not being an exception, the most common form of energy for both lighting and cooking remains firewood and kerosene; a sad reality that also happens to be the causes of increased environmental damage and subsequently climate change. The skewed developments between the rural and urban Africa is largely due to the fact that most rural Africa remains un-electrified, even some fifty years after independence, in some cases. This has resulted in a development approach that mirrors colonial set-ups, where only urban, or settler areas enjoyed the wealth of the entire country. Hence among other infrastructure challenges facing rural Africa, electricity infrastructure is one, that has since become a barrier to quality education for the rural community, especially now in the 21st century when education is technology driven. Because of this, learners in rural Africa are deprived of one of the very basic aspect of life, which is in fact a human right; time. The only thing all human beings, rich or poor, wherever they may be, have in equal proportion. The lack of electricity in rural communities, especially in rural schools means that learners in rural Africa are denied considerable study time, approximately twelve hours of study a day. Soon after independence in 1990, Namibian government prioritised bridging infrastructure gap it inherited from the previous political set-up. One of the initiatives put in place aimed at improving access to education was the electrification of rural schools and communities. To this end the government rolled out the Rural Electrification Master Plan (REMP) in 2000. Because of several challenges like inadequate electricity to go around, lack of funds and funds allocation formula, the Rural Electrification Master Plan got off to a slow start. However, this has since been reversed and the programme is now moving much faster to the satisfaction of the Minister of Mines and Energy, Isak Katali. The Ministry has since received an additional 15 million for its rural electrification programme, bring rural electrification budget for 2014/15 financial year to 60 million. In addition to this, Katali said that the government has changed its approach to rural electrification programme. The revised approach now focuses first on electrifying only vital institutions such as schools and public institutions before extending to businesses and private homesteads within 500m radius from the transformer as was the case when the programme first began, Katali explained. The advantages of this approach is that it will help fast tra