Phakalane Power Station Explained

Phakalane Power Station
Coordinates:	-24.5736°N 25.9686°W
Country:	Botswana
Location:	Phakalane
Status:	Operational
Commissioned:	2012
Operator:	Botswana Power Corporation
Ps Site Area:	2.3 hectares
Ps Electrical Capacity:	1.3 MW^[1]
Ps Annual Generation:	N/A (Pilot plant)
Website:	http://www.bpc.bw

Phakalane Power Station is a photovoltaic pilot power plant located in Phakalane, Botswana. The power station was funded through a Japanese grant which was part of Prime Minister Hatoyama's initiative^{[2] [3]} strategy called Cool Earth Partnership aimed at supporting developing countries in their efforts to combat global warming.^[4] The Cool Earth Partnership is part of the initiatives which saw Hatoyama win the Sustainable Development Leadership Award in 2010.^[5]

See also

• List of power stations in Botswana
• Tati Solar Power Station

Notes and References

1. http://www.sundaystandard.info/kedikilwe-commissions-photovoltaic-solar-power-plant Kedikilwe Commissions Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
2. https://www.pacificclimatechange.net/donor/hatoyama-initiative Hatoyama Initiative
3. http://www.climatenetwork.org/blog/hatoyama-initiative-all-there Hatoyama Initiative: Is That All There Is?
4. http://www.sundaystandard.info/botswana-benefits-japan%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ccool-earth-partnership%E2%80%9D-initiative Botswana benefits from Japan's cool earth partnership
5. News: Press Release. Business Wire. 5 February 2010. 19 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101026234602/http://businesswireindia.com/pressrelease.asp?b2mid=21519. 26 October 2010. dmy-all.