Scatec and the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) have signed a binding 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the construction of a solar PV facility with a contracted capacity of 50 megawatt at Selebi Phikwe. Scatec owns 100% of the project and will be the designated engineering, procurement and construction company (EPC), asset manager, and O&M […]
Coal Company Sees First Equity for Renewables Shift in Botswana – EQ Mag Pro
Shumba Energy secured the first equity commitments to develop an $80 million solar project in Botswana as part of the coal company’s plan to shift to renewable energy. The company’s green energy unit, Shumba Renewables, received commitments of $950,000 from international investors, Shumba Energy’s Managing Director Mashale Phumaphi said in an interview Tuesday, without disclosing […]
Botswana Issues Licence For First Large Scale Solar Power Plant
GABORONE, Botswana : The Botswana energy regulator has granted a generation licence for a 100MW solar project to local firm Shumba Energy, a company executive said on Monday, making it the first independent power producer to set up a large scale solar plant in the country. Botswana does not currently have large scale solar power […]
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 up to 5 GW in Botswana and Namibia. According to a Monday announcement, the US government will cooperate with those of the two African nations involved, the African Development Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction […]
Botswana is Now Looking for Bids to Build 200 MW of CSP
Under a new integrated resource plan published by the government in December 2020, Botswana plans to build 200 MW of CSP capacity by 2026. The procurement process will start this year, it said. The plan, which received the backing of Botswana and Namibia government officials and the World Bank, proposed a phased approach to large-scale […]
Botswana, Namibia Set to Sign 5-Gigawatt Solar Energy Plan
Botswana and Namibia are set to sign an agreement to develop solar projects of as much as 5,000 megawatts through installations built across their mostly flat, sunny landscapes. The southern African nations are working with U.S. government initiative, Power Africa, to help structure the deal, Namibian Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo said in an […]
Botswana cancels 100 Mw solar power tender, plans to reissue
The project, which was initially structured as a joint venture between BPC and private producers, will now be implemented through independent power producers GABORONEL: The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), has cancelled a tender in which it was seeking private investor partners to build a 100MW solar power plant, and plans to reissue the tender to […]