200-MW solar power plant on the cards for Botswana
As efforts to bridge the demand-supply gap currently dogging Botswana continue, the Department of Energy Affairs (DEA) is spearheading plans for a possible 200-megawatt (MW) solar power station.
Botswana and the SADC region in general, have been in the throes of a power crisis for almost two years now.
The energy crisis gripping SADC, including Botswana, is exacerbated by sluggish generation, growing populations and heightened industrialisation.
The DEA believes a solar power station and other renewable energy initiatives currently under investigation could provide relief, particularly to the mining sector whose continued productivity is threatened by the power crisis.