Botswana – pv magazine International
Botswana has kicked off a tender for seven solar projects. The installations are expected to help the sub-Saharan country to reduce its dependence on electricity imports from South Africa.
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The consortium secured funding from a combination of local and international sources, reflecting the growing interest in renewable energy projects in the region. Botswana has officially switched on the first phase of the Mmadinare 120 Solar Project, set to be the largest solar-plus-storage facility in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2019, the Botswana Power Cooperation issued an IPP-targeted tender program for several solar plants and the procurement is advanced. The diamond-rich nation has solar energy potential of over 3, 200 hours of sunshine per year and an average insolation of 21 megajoules per square. 3 million contract to build a 100-megawatt solar plant to a consortium led by China Harbour Engineering Co.
