The Minister of Mines and Energy of Botswana said on Monday that Botswana plans to add 600 megawatts (MW) of solar and coal-fired electricity in the next six years because the country wants to get rid of imports and is also concerned about solar panel system price electricity exports.
Botswana currently has 600 MW of electricity demand, but the frequent failure of one of its main power plants has made the country rely on imports and diesel generators to make up for the shortage.
Botswana currently has 600 MW of electricity demand, but the frequent failure of one of its main power plants has made the country rely on imports and diesel generators to make up for the shortage.
Lefoko Moagi, Minister of Mines, said that an additional 200 MW of solar energy will be purchased early next year, which is expected to be completed in 2026, and the 10 MW coal-bed methane extraction plant is expected to be put into operation in 2025.
According to the 20-year resource plan approved in August, the government is also purchasing 100 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity, which is planned to go online in 2022, and 300 megawatts of coal-fired power plants are expected to go online in 2026.
The state-owned Botswana Electric Power Company (BPC) is Botswana’s only electricity producer, but the country is seeking cooperation with the private sector in all stages of establishing coal, natural gas and solar projects to diversify its electricity supply.
In June, three private companies in Botswana obtained power generation licenses, most of which will be exported.
Although it has a huge coal resource of 212 billion tons and some investors are also building coal mines for export or power generation, Botswana currently has only two operating coal mines.
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