Solar power to speed up green transition in Botswana
14 March 2025 Botswana will this month seek proposals for the construction of 1.5 gigawatts of solar power generation as…
Category: Conservation & Environment
Scatec reaches financial close for Botswana solar project, prepares for construction
7 January 2025 Renewable energy provider Scatec has reached financial close for the second 60 MW of the 120 MW…
Driving Botswana’s Farming Revolution
7 January 2025 Since 2020, Chinese experts have partnered with their counterparts in Botswana to introduce drought-resistant rice varieties in…
Delegates from African countries meet to discuss trade in live elephants
25 September 2024 Botswana is hosting delegates from 33 African elephant range states for 3-day talks on the trade in…
Water Utilities Corporation invites bids for floating solar on dams in Botswana
13 September 2024 Botswana’s Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) has issued a tender for the provision of an assessment and technical…
Feature: Botswana sees recycling boom as waste collection becomes lucrative business
4 September 2024 Stella Mokone, a single mother of three in Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest city, felt like the world had…
Feature: Botswana rehabilitates iconic Tati River amid climate change
18 July 2024 Tati River, the once majestic river whose source is in the northeastern part of Botswana, has fallen…
Botswana, FAO launch plan to increase honey production
28 May 2024 Botswana, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on Monday launched the…
Botala AAAs to consider partnering on 250-mw solar site in Botswana
12 April 2024 Natural gas and renewables firm Botala Energy Ltd (ASX:BTE) and Sub Saharan Africa-focused solar developer AAAS Energy…
Construction starts at 120 MW solar plant in Botswana
12 April 2024 Norwegian renewable energy developer Scatec has commenced construction of the 120 MW Mmadinare Solar Complex in Botswana.…
Scatec starts construction of 120-MW solar complex in Botswana
26 March 2024 Norwegian renewable power producer Scatec ASA (OSL:SCATC) has begun the construction of the 120-MW Mmadinare solar complex…
Govt extends bidding for 200MW tender
13 March 2024 Minerals and Energy minister, Lefoko Moagi, says government’s tender for a private contractor to develop a 200…
Actom High Voltage Secures Contract For 60 MW Phase Of Botswana’s Selebi-Phikwe Solar PV Plant
15 February 2024 Electromechanical equipment manufacturer Actom High Voltage has successfully obtained a contract to furnish high-voltage equipment for the…
Solarcentury Africa and ENRC forge strategic partnership to develop 100 MW solar project in Botswana
12 February 2024 Solar Century Africa Limited and Energy & National Resource Corporation (Botswana) Pty Ltd are proud to announce a…
Drones and AI can improve wildlife monitoring efforts in Botswana
23 January 2024 A view from above can help tackle alternative methods for wildlife population counts including black and white…
Botswana launches “elephant express” bus to safeguard community
23 October 2023 Botswana on Sunday launched an “elephant express” bus to transport the community and school-age children in its…
GloWAL: A New Global Water Resources Initiative
23 October 2023 A new global laboratory network is empowering countries around the world to generate the data needed to…
1st PPP in solar power, Bobonong and Shakawe power stations commissioned
19 October 2023 The Bobonong and Shakawe solar photovoltaic power stations are coming on stream in Botswana. These facilities, built…
Environmental inequality in Botswana caused by economic inequality: UN expert
15 October 2023 The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment has praised Botswana for being a world…
Over 160 conservation experts urge UK PM to take lessons from Botswana, KAZA
11 September 2023 As science denial, misinformation, and populism around the topic of trophy hunting gathers traction, over 160 eminent…
More elephants in Southern Africa than previously thought: survey
1 September 2023 Southern Africa’s elephant population is estimated at 227,900, according to the results of the first-ever aerial survey,…
Natural Habitat Adventures introduces electric safari vehicle in Botswana
27 August 2023 Natural Habitat Adventures has deployed one of the first solar-powered electric safari vehicles (ESV) in Botswana. The initiative…
National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project launches 2023 Annual Okavango Delta Crossing
1 August 2023 This year’s annual research expedition to follow two routes, focusing on biodiversity and human impact, while documenting…
Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe: Limpopo basin countries pledge to promote sustainable development
22 June 2023 The four countries that share the Limpopo River basin (Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe) have pledged…
Can coal-hungry Botswana ramp up solar to meet renewables target?
23 May 2023 What’s the context? Sunny Botswana gets 99% of its electricity from coal – but new policies aim…
Solar plants are having a field day in Botswana
19 May 2023 Sustainability is becoming increasingly crucial for tourists – and this is especially true for those travellers who are…