List of power stations in Botswana
This article lists power stations in Botswana. This list is incomplete. You can help.
Thermal
Thermal power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity | Completed (or completion expected) | Owner | Notes |
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Morupule A Power Station[1] | Palapye | 22°31′12″S 27°02′12″E / 22.52000°S 27.03667°E / -22.52000; 27.03667 (Morupule A Power Station) | Coal | 132 MW | 1989 | Botswana Power Corporation | |
Morupule B Power Station | Palapye | 22°31′20.5″S 27°02′58.2″E / 22.522361°S 27.049500°E / -22.522361; 27.049500 (Morupule B Power Station) | Coal | 600 MW[2] | 2014 | Botswana Power Corporation | |
Orapa Power Station | Orapa | 21°19′06″S 25°25′03″E / 21.31833°S 25.41750°E / -21.31833; 25.41750 (Orapa Power Station) | Dual (Diesel or Natural Gas) | 90 MW[3] | 2011 | Botswana Power Corporation | Peaking power plant |
Phakalane Power Station | Phakalane | 24°34′25″S 25°58′07″E / 24.57361°S 25.96861°E / -24.57361; 25.96861 (Phakalane Power Station) | N/A (Photovoltaic) | 1.3 MW[4] | 2012 | Botswana Power Corporation | Pilot power plant |
Solar
PV solar
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Mmadinare Solar Power Station[5] | Central District | 21°51′43″S 27°41′55″E / 21.86194°S 27.69861°E / -21.86194; 27.69861 (Mmadinare Solar Power Station) | Solar | 120[6] | 2027 Expected | Scatec | |
Selebi-Phikwe Solar Power Station[7] | Central District | 21°57′19″S 27°52′46″E / 21.95528°S 27.87944°E / -21.95528; 27.87944 (Selebi-Pikwe Solar Power Station) | Solar | 50[8] | 2025 Expected | Scatec | |
Tati Solar Power Station[9] | Francistown | 21°31′12″S 27°48′16″E / 21.52000°S 27.80444°E / -21.52000; 27.80444 (Tati Solar Power Station) | Solar | 100[10] | 2024 Expected | Tati Solar Company (SPV) | |
Palapye Solar Power Station[11] | Palapye | 22°29′23″S 27°00′46″E / 22.48972°S 27.01278°E / -22.48972; 27.01278 (Palapye Solar Power Station) | Solar | 100[12] | 2026 Expected | Palapye Solar Consortium (SPV) |
Concentrated solar
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Maun Concentrated Solar Power Station[13] | Ngamiland | 20°02′14″S 23°24′22″E / 20.03722°S 23.40611°E / -20.03722; 23.40611 (Maun Concentrated Solar Power Station) | Concentrated solar power | 100[14] | 2027 Expected | TBD | |
Letlhakane Concentrated Solar Power Station[13] | Central District | 20°02′14″S 23°24′22″E / 20.03722°S 23.40611°E / -20.03722; 23.40611 (Letlhakane Concentrated Solar Power Station) | Concentrated solar power | 100[14] | 2027 Expected | TBD |
See also
References
- ^ Morupule A Power Station Is Botswana's Oldest Power Complex
- ^ Capacity At Morupule B Is 600MW
- ^ Orapa OCGT Power Plant Botswana
- ^ Kedikilwe Commissions Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (19 December 2023). "Botswana: Scatec closes the financing for the 1st phase of the Mmadinare solar park". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Meena Nair (18 December 2023). "Scatec To Soon Begin Construction Of 60 MW Plant". TaiyangNews. Dusseldorf, Germany. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (2 September 2022). "Botswana: Norway's Scatec signs for a 50 MWp solar park in Selibe-Phikwe". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Anita Anyango (5 September 2022). "Scatec inks PPA deal for Selibe-Phikwe solar plant project in Botswana". Pumps-Africa.com. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (5 August 2021). "Botswana: Solarcentury and Shumba to co-develop Tati solar project (100 MWp)". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Brian Benza, Promit Mukherjee and Kirsten Donovan (5 July 2021). "Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant". Reuters. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (16 February 2024). "Solar power: Solarcentury in Botswana to generate 100 MW for the sub-regional grid". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Solarcentury. "Solarcentury Africa and ENRC Forge Strategic Partnership to Develop 100 MW Solar Project in Botswana". Solarcentury Africa. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b Brian Benza, Bhargav Acharya and Kirsten Donovan (9 May 2022). "Botswana invites bids to build 200 MW solar plant". Reuters.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b Anita Anyango (15 February 2022). "Botswana launches tenders for two thermodynamic solar power plants". Pumps-africa.com. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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