NamPower is the national power utility of Namibia whose core business is electricity generation, transmission, and trading. It is central to Namibia's socio-economic development. Its main objectives are ensuring availability, affordability, and accessibility of electricity. A recent project implemented SAP Fiori at NamPower to improve processes like approving purchase requisitions, travel expenses, and timesheets. The project was completed in under 2 weeks and provided benefits like low costs, fast implementation, and pre-packaged apps. Key stakeholders praised SAP Fiori for improving productivity by allowing approvals from any device.

2. NamPower
The national power utility of Namibia:
It’s core business is generation,
transmission & energy trading
Is at the centre of socio-economic
development of Namibia
Main objectives are to ensure availability,
affordability and accessibility of electricity

3. SAP Fiori
New SAP
user experience

4. Why SAP Fiori
Improve time taken to:
Release purchase requisitions
Approve travel expenses
Approve travel request
Approve timesheets
Approve leave request

5. SAP Fiori Project overview
Week project
SAP RDS
for Fiori

6. SAP Fiori Project overview
Apps configured
SAP RDS
for Fiori

7. SAP Fiori Project overview
Tier configuration
SAP RDS
for Fiori

8. SAP Fiori RDS
Benefits:
Low cost of implementation
Fastest and most predictable
way to get started
Pre-packaged, instant-value apps
Choice to deploy one or many
SAP Fiori apps

9. Project duration
48Hours
To install enhancement pack

10. Project duration
2Hours
Integration & configuration

11. Technical specifications
SAP NetWeaver Gateway System
SAP NetWeaver 7.3
Enhancement Pack 1
Support Package
Level 9
Oracle
Database
16GB
RAM
Windows Server
2008 R2 64Blt

12. Technical specifications continue
SAP ECC (ERP Backend System)
SAP NetWeaver 7.2
Enhancement Pack 5
Support Package
Level 9
Oracle Database HP-UX 11.31

13. Technical specifications continue
Installed software components
SAP GW
GW CORE 2.0
IWBEP 2.0
UI2
SAPUI5
Create SAP roles
SAP ERP
IWBEP 2.0
GBHCM003 (Leave)
SRA008 (Travel Exp)
GBAPP (Requisition)
SRA009 (Travel Req App)
SRA10(Timesheet App)
Trusted RFC

14. Project success
Why did this project take so little time and the success
thereof?
• NamPower SAP implementations are mostly standard
and according to best practices
• Where there was a need for change, we have reverted
our business back to suit the standard
• NamPower keeps its SAP implementation in line with the
latest SAP releases

15. Interviews
Mr. O’Brien Hekandjo- Chief Officer, Technical Services
“SAP Fiori is a great innovation from SAP, it allows me to do my releases and approvals
from anywhere using my iPad, thus improving productivity and business processes”
Mr. David Magongo – Senior Manager, Transmission
“It has always been a challenge to execute some tasks while away in the field as corporate
network is required. I still remember those days when I used to drive to the office just to
approve leave or do releases. With SAP Fiori, I can do the approvals and releases even
when I am out of office as long as my iPhone is with me. Most of the Engineering Services
supervisors have also shared their sentiments about SAP Fiori that it really lightened their
burdens”
Mr. Nico Hough- Chief System Administrator, IT
“I move around a lot, and to approve thinks like leave and trips was always a hassle as it
required me to logon to my notebook, Now with SAP Foiri I can do my approvals from
anywhere, very quickly, and it is user friendly”

16. Questions