Sturdee Energy signs two PPAs for Botswana renewable energy projects
Independent power producer Sturdee Energy has entered into two power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) for two…
Category: Conservation & Environment
UK NGO makes elephant migration from Botswana-Angola through KAZA corridor safer
A British Non-Governmental Organisation is working with the Government of Angola to clear mines from one of Africa’s largest and…
Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant
GABORONE, Botswana July 5 (Reuters) – The Botswana energy regulator has granted a generation licence for a 100MW solar project…
Botswana tops list of world’s ‘super abundant’ renewables nations
A Carbon Tracker report estimates 60% of the world’s technical solar potential – enough to produce 3.5 exawatt-hours of clean…
Scent trails could boost elephant conservation, study suggests
More research is needed to find out whether humans can create artificial elephant trails to divert elephants away from farms…
SADC Member States agree to work together to unlock funding for regional energy projects
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States have agreed to work together to address policy challenges affecting funding for regional…
Bob Scholes’ last warning on the Kavango Basin: ‘The wildcatters are coming’
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) recently announced it has “spudded” its second of a three-well programme in the Kavango Basin in…
Central Tuli Game Reserve becomes first Smart Park in Botswana
Utrecht, May 2021 – The Timbo Afrika Foundation and Smart Parks has realised the first Smart Parks system in Botswana.…
Elephant deterrent project piloted in Boteti
As Parliament recently debated the Tourism Policy, stakeholders in the Boteti area embarked on a Human-Wildlife Conflict alleviation project, Kazungula-based…
US signs pact for up to 5-GW solar project in Botswana, Namibia
The Biden-Harris administration has signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) regarding a plan to build a solar power complex of…
Botswana and Namibia ink agreement with investors for a 5,000 MWp solar complex
The governments of Botswana and Namibia have virtually signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) for the implementation of their 5,000…
Botswana diamond mining company launches tender for small solar park
Diamond Trading Company Botswana is seeking proposals for a 600 kW ground-mounted PV plant to power operations at its mining…
Botswana says preliminary probe rules out bacterial infections in latest elephants deaths
Preliminary investigations into a fresh wave of elephants deaths in Botswana have ruled out anthrax and bacterial infections as the…
Recon Botswana oil exploration goes ahead amid international pressure
The Botswana government remains relentless in its bid to allow Canadian oil and Gas Company ReconAfrica smooth passage to undertake…
Botswana stresses environment in talks on ReconAfrica
Botswana has stressed the importance of permitting and environmental regulations in comments around Reconnaissance Africa’s plans – and a prohibition…
Shumba Energy proceeds with Tati Solar project
Government has given the local energy developer, Shumba Energy, the green light to proceed with the development of the Tati…
New project to boost sustainable wildlife management and food security in southern Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on Wednesday launched a new 3.5 million Euro project…
Fencing-in of Botswana elephants could explain why 350 elephants died in one area, reveals UP-led study
An international study led by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Rudi van Aarde suggests that the mass die-off of…
Solar provides multiple options to manganese mine in Botswana
Canada-based Giyani Metals is planning to build a solar plant for its manganese mining site in Botswana. The company is…
Botswana is now looking for bids to build 200MW of CSP
Under a new integrated resource plan published by the Government in December 2020, Botswana plans to build 200 MW of…
No hope for plastic ban as Government revisits collection of levy
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly issued a directive for relevant ministries to set up a system geared towards collecting the…
UNESCO vigilant on potential impacts of oil exploration in Namibia and Botswana on World Heritage properties
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has been made aware of petitions by civil society groups received by the UNESCO office in…
Botswana in renewables drive, but coalbed methane and coal still in the mix
Botswana has published its plan to develop its power sector to 2040, with coal dominating initially before being replaced by…
DTCB to equip its Gaborone factory with a 950 kWp solar power plant
The Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB) has recently begun the construction of a solar photovoltaic power plant for its offices…
Changes in Okavango Delta ecosystem kill scores of fish
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks has attributed the mysterious death of countless fish in the Okavango Delta to…
Botswana bullish about renewables sector
Botswana is mobilising resources and partnerships with the private sector and other countries in support of renewable energy initiatives. As…