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…
Tag: Botswana Power Corporation
Tlou completes line linking Lesedi Gas Project to Botswana’s power grid
Summary The Lesedi substation, which will connect Tlou’s power generators to the transmission line, is reported to be approximately 38%…
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…
Jindal breaks ground to kickstart 600MW coal power plant
9 October, 2023 President Mokgweetsi Masisi, on Friday led officials in the groundbreaking ceremony for the multi-billion pula Mmamabula coal…
Govt doubles Jindal’s 300MW contract
25 July 2023 Government has doubled its contract with Jindal Africa and now requires the firm to deliver 600MW of…
Tlou Energy raises over P59m via Entitlement Offer, Falling Short of original target
21 June 2023 Tlou Energy, the tri-listed gas-to-power developer published a supplementary regarding the share offer to raise P92.6 million…
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…
Tlou Energy to ease regional power blackouts
Tlou Energy, the tri-listed energy miner, has said it is making headways at its power plant project in Western Sandveild.…
India’s Jindal wins bid to build Botswana’s 300 MW coal power plant
Botswana has picked India’s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd as the preferred bidder in a tender to build a 300 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant, a notice from…
Tlou Energy provides update on construction of power transmission line for plant at Lesedi in Botswana
The overall progress achieved is 11%, up from 8% reported last month, although the planned target was 17% indicating a…
Minergy exports over 615,000 tn of coal
Minergy through its 100% owned Masama Coal Mine, located in the Mmamabula Coalfield of Botswana, has exported over 615,000 tonnes…
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…
Tlou Energy executes pilot PPA with Botswana Power Corp for Lesedi project
Tlou Energy is an ASX, AIM and BSE listed company focused on delivering power in Botswana and southern Africa through…
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…
Mayor to transform ‘dark city’ Gaborone into city of lights
Gaborone City Council plans to illuminate the city through strategic partnerships and key developments around the city. Gaborone City Mayor,…
Government knocks BPC, Liquid Telecom partnership on the head
Liquid Telecommunications Holdings, a company linked to Zimbabwean billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, is acquiring back the stake it offered Botswana Power…
Botswana, US launch Roof Top Solar Programme
The U.S. government, through USAID Southern Africa‘s Energy Program, has collaborated with the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology, and…
OPINION PIECE: The implications of Botswana’s power issues on doing business
The Assistant Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Molebatsi Molebatsi says the government through the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green…
Major solar proposal could diversify economy, reduce costs for Botswana
A proposed five gigawatt (GW) solar power programme to be developed jointly by Botswana and Namibia would become a landmark…
Botswana: Solar and thermal power plants planned for construction by 2026
Four new solar and thermal power plants are planned for construction by the government of Botswana within the next six…
Botswana: BPC will designate an IPP for its 100 MWp solar PV project in September
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) plans to designate the company responsible for generating 100 MWp of electricity from two solar…
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…
Power cuts and water rationing
Anyone travelling to (or planning to relocate to) Botswana needs to understand and appreciate the situation regarding water and electricity. Water…
Electricity in Botswana
Electricity just like water in Botswana is a huge challenge. I find it ironic that it took us until the…