Botswana issues maiden power generation licences to private producers
Botswana has issued its first licences allowing three private companies to generate power, which will mostly be for export, the…
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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…
US star Chris Brown gives local comedian props after seeing him belt out “don’t wake me up”
Local comedian, Motsetserepa woke up to a frenzy of excitement across social media and may have just been catapulted into…
BPC assigned Moody’s Baa2 rating
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) two Fridays ago assigned a Baa2 long-term issuer rating to Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). The outlook…
US pledges to support Botswana’s solar energy ambition
The US Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud says his embassy is committed to luring private investors in Botswana to assist…
BPC’s P2.3 billion transmission grid expansion on track
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) multi-billion North West Transmission Grid project is on track with completion progress at 73 percent…
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…
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 in drive to increase electricity connectivity through nationwide solar plants
The Botswana Power Corporation – BPC, Tobela Solar Power and Lesoso Solar Multipurpose Cooperative Society have struck a historic partnership…
Nine elephants found dead in Dukwi
Nata-based Botswana Power Corporation – BPC electricians this week came across a heart-wrenching scene when they found nine elephants dead…
Botswana reaffirms commitment to 100-MW solar project
The Botswana government has assured potential renewable-energy investors that it will follow through with the implementation of a proposed 100…
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…