List of power stations in Botswana explained

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	-22.52°N 27.0367°W	Coal	132 MW	1989	Botswana Power Corporation
Morupule B Power Station	Palapye	-22.5224°N 27.0495°W	Coal	600 MW^[2]	2014	Botswana Power Corporation
Orapa Power Station	Orapa	-21.3183°N 25.4175°W	Dual (Diesel or Natural Gas)	90 MW^[3]	2011	Botswana Power Corporation	Peaking power plant
Phakalane Power Station	Phakalane	-24.5736°N 25.9686°W	N/A (Photovoltaic)	1.3 MW^[4]	2012	Botswana Power Corporation	Pilot power plant

Solar

PV solar

Solar power station	Community	Coordinates	Fuel type	data-sort-type="number" style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"	Capacity (megawatts)	Year completed	Owner	Notes
Mmadinare Solar Power Station^[5]	Central District	-21.8619°N 27.6986°W	Solar	120^[6]	2027 Expected	Scatec
Selebi-Phikwe Solar Power Station^[7]	Central District	-21.9553°N 27.8794°W	Solar	50^[8]	2025 Expected	Scatec
Tati Solar Power Station^[9]	Francistown	-21.52°N 27.8044°W	Solar	100^[10]	2024 Expected	Tati Solar Company (SPV)
Palapye Solar Power Station^[11]	Palapye	-22.4897°N 27.0128°W	Solar	100^[12]	2026 Expected	Palapye Solar Consortium (SPV)
Jwaneng Solar Power Station^[13]	Jwaneng	-24.6431°N 24.6653°W	Solar	100^[14]	2025 Expected	Sinotswana Green Energy (SPV)

Concentrated solar

Solar power station	Community	Coordinates	Fuel type	data-sort-type="number" style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"	Capacity (megawatts)	Year completed	Owner	Notes
Maun Concentrated Solar Power Station^[15]	Ngamiland	-20.0372°N 23.4061°W	Concentrated solar power	100^[16]	2027 Expected	TBD
Letlhakane Concentrated Solar Power Station	Central District	-20.0372°N 23.4061°W	Concentrated solar power	100	2027 Expected	TBD

See also

• List of power stations in Africa
• List of largest power stations in the world

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131208222821/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-08/09/c_132614619.htm Morupule A Power Station Is Botswana's Oldest Power Complex
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131208222821/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-08/09/c_132614619.htm Capacity At Morupule B Is 600MW
3. http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43730 Orapa OCGT Power Plant Botswana
4. http://www.sundaystandard.info/kedikilwe-commissions-photovoltaic-solar-power-plant Kedikilwe Commissions Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
5. Web site: Botswana: Scatec closes the financing for the 1st phase of the Mmadinare solar park . Afrik21.africa . 19 December 2023 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 20 December 2023 . Paris, France.
6. Web site: TaiyangNews . 18 December 2023 . Scatec To Soon Begin Construction Of 60 MW Plant . Meena Nair . 20 December 2023 . Dusseldorf, Germany.
7. Web site: Botswana: Norway’s Scatec signs for a 50 MWp solar park in Selibe-Phikwe . Afrik21.africa . 2 September 2022 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 6 September 2022 . Paris, France.
8. Web site: Scatec inks PPA deal for Selibe-Phikwe solar plant project in Botswana . Pumps-Africa.com . 5 September 2022 . Anita Anyango . 6 September 2022 . Nairobi, Kenya.
9. Web site: Botswana: Solarcentury and Shumba to co-develop Tati solar project (100 MWp) . Afrik21.africa . 5 August 2021 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 6 September 2022 . Paris, France.
10. Web site: . 5 July 2021 . Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant . Brian Benza, Promit Mukherjee and Kirsten Donovan . 6 September 2022.
11. Web site: Afrik21.africa . Solar power: Solarcentury in Botswana to generate 100 MW for the sub-regional grid . 16 February 2024 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 19 February 2024 . Paris, France.
12. Web site: . Solarcentury Africa and ENRC Forge Strategic Partnership to Develop 100 MW Solar Project in Botswana . Solarcentury . 19 February 2024 . London, United Kingdom.
13. Web site: . Botswana to launch major solar photovoltaic power project with Chinese investment . 14 August 2024 . Huaxia . 15 August 2024 . Beijing, China.
14. Web site: . 12 August 2024 . Botswana Power Awards 100-Megawatt Solar Deal to Chinese Group . Mbongeni Mguni . 15 August 2024 .
15. Web site: Botswana invites bids to build 200 MW solar plant . . 9 May 2022 . Brian Benza, Bhargav Acharya and Kirsten Donovan . 7 September 2022.
16. Web site: Botswana launches tenders for two thermodynamic solar power plants . Pumps-africa.com . 15 February 2022 . Anita Anyango . 7 September 2022 . Nairobi, Kenya.