Independent Power Producer (IPP) Sturdee Energy has selected the South African subsidiary of German engineering and construction company Soventix to build the 3 MWp Bobonong solar photovoltaic project in the eastern region of Botswana.
The solar farm will be implemented through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. The project is being simultaneously constructed with the 1 MWp Shakawe project in the north of the country. For both solar plants, Sturdee Energy has already signed 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the state-owned Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).
The Botswana government has issued the first permits for the construction of the two solar projects in 2019, with the aim of diversifying its electricity mix.
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October 29, 2021
Tlou Energy signs 10 MW PPA with Botswana Power Corporation for Lesedi CBM project
Australian gas-to-power developer Tlou Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the state-owned utility Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) for its 100 MW Lesedi coalbed methane (CBM)...
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May 06, 2021
US to build 5 GW solar complex in Botswana and Namibia
The Federal Government of the United States of America has signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) for the development of up to 5 GW solar complex in Botswana and Namibia. The US government will pa...
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September 27, 2019
Botswana Power Corp receives 49 responses for 100 MW solar project
The state-owned utility Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has received 49 responses for the launched request for qualifications (RfQ) ahead for the planned tender of a 100 MW solar photo...
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May 24, 2019
Botswana approves development of 100 MW coal bed methane-to-power project
Tlou Energy Limited has received the final environmental approval required to move ahead with its Lesedi coalbed methane project in Botswana. Botswana’s Department of Environmental Affairs had a...
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January 28, 2019
Tlou Energy submits EIA for biogas-to-power project in Botswana
Tlou Energy has announced that it has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a power generation facility of up to 100 MW that will generate electricity from coal bed methane...
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