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
Morupule A Power Station[1] Palapye 22°31′12″S 27°02′12″E Coal 132 MW 1989 Botswana Power Corporation
Morupule B Power Station Palapye 22°31′20.5″S 27°02′58.2″E Coal 600 MW[2] 2014 Botswana Power Corporation
Orapa Power Station Orapa 21°19′06″S 25°25′03″E 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 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
Selebi-Phikwe Solar Power Station[5] Central District 21°57′19″S 27°52′46″E Solar 50[6] 2025 Expected Scatec
Tati Solar Power Station[7] Francistown 21°31′12″S 27°48′16″E Solar 100[8] 2024 Expected Tati Solar Company (SPV)

Concentrated solar
Solar power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed Owner Notes
Maun Concentrated Solar Power Station[9] Ngamiland 20°02′14″S 23°24′22″E Concentrated solar power 100[10] 2027 Expected TBD
Letlhakane Concentrated Solar Power Station[9] Central District 20°02′14″S 23°24′22″E Concentrated solar power 100[10] 2027 Expected TBD

See also

References
  1. Morupule A Power Station Is Botswana's Oldest Power Complex
  2. Capacity At Morupule B Is 600MW
  3. Orapa OCGT Power Plant Botswana
  4. Kedikilwe Commissions Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Reuters (5 July 2021). "Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant". Reuters. Retrieved 6 September 2022. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. 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.
  10. 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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