Botswana cancels 100 mw PV tender, plans new procurement exercise for June
State-owned electric utility Botswana Power Corp. (BPC) has cancelled a tender for 100 MW of solar capacity it launched in…
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Botswana announces massive investments in renewable energy
The Botswana government has recently reached an agreement with the World Bank to develop a national strategic plan for the…
Botswana intensifies its energy efficiency efforts
Botswana is critically considering solar energy as an alternative source of energy as man-made emissions have skyrocketed, thus affecting the…
Botswana to import power from Mozambique
Mozambique’s Ambassador to Botswana, Mr Johannes Fernandes has reassured Botswana of its intention to assist it with electricity. Mr Fernandes…
Botswana issues tender for 12 IPP solar projects
Through the tender, the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is seeking independent power producers (IPPs) to provide more electricity connections within…
BPC extends national grid to 100 more villages
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is extending the national grid to 100 more villages this year, in a move that…
BPC goes green as 2,822 households set to get solar electricity
Over 10,300 Batswana are set to benefit from a massive off-grid solar project targeted at Ghanzi, Ngamiland, Kgalagadi and…
Botswana turns power exporter after decade of imports
Botswana is exporting power for the first time in 10 years, a far cry from the days when Africa’s biggest…
Morupule B Power Station credited with spurring Botswana electricity production
Morupule B Power Station, a coal-fired power station built by the China National Electric Engineering Corporation, has been credited with…
Kibo Mining To Buy Majority Stake In Botswana Coal Project (ALLISS)
Kibo Mining PLC has announced that it will acquire an 85% stake in a Botswana coal power project in an…
Kebonang appeals to contractors to speed up power projects
The Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy security, Advocate Sadique Kebonang has appealed to the contractors undertaking the…
BPC/Eskom enter into another partnership
Botswana Power Corporation has entered into yet another symbiotic cooperation with South Africa’s Eskom Power Utility since the recent signing…
Botswana grants Tlou Energy licence for coal-bed methane project
Botswana has granted Tlou Energy a mining licence for its Lesedi coal-bed methane (CBM) project, the company’s Managing Director said…
Botswana power utility invites bids to build 100 MW solar plant
Botswana’s state-owned power utility has invited bids to build a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power plant to boost energy security in…
Botswana nears self-sufficiency in power supply
Botswana’s efforts to attain self-sufficiency in power generation seem to be finally bearing fruit, if the latest figures on electricity…
Government finalises renewable energy strategy
The government in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation is finalising a renewable energy strategy aimed at attracting…
Electricity in Botswana
Electricity just like water in Botswana is a huge challenge. I find it ironic that it took us until the…