Tati Solar Power Station Explained

Tati Solar Power Station
Coordinates:	-21.52°N 27.8044°W
Country:	Botswana
Location:	Tati, Francistown
Status:	P
Construction Began:	2024 Expected
Commissioned:	2025 Expected
Cost:	US$100 million
Owner:	Tati Solar Company
Solar Type:	PV
Ps Electrical Capacity:	105 MW

Tati Solar Power Station (TSPS), is a planned solar power station in Botswana. The power station is under development by a consortium that comprises two independent power producers (IPPs), one based in Botswana, and the other based in the United Kingdom. Investors in the solar project come from South Africa, United Kingdom and The Netherlands. When completed, this renewable energy infrastructure project is expected to become the first privately owned, large-scale grid-ready, solar power plant in the country.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Location

The power station would be located on 300ha, in Tati, outside the city of Francistown, the country's second-largest city.^[4] Francistown is located about 433km (269miles), north-east of the city of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

Overview

The power station has a planned capacity of 100 megawatts. It will be developed in phases. The first phase will have capacity of 50 megawatts. As of February 2021, the developers had received an environmental certificate of compliance from the relevant local authorities.^[4] In July 2021, the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) also approved the project, and issued a generation license.^[2]

Developers

The power station is under development by a consortium comprising Shumba Energy Limited from Botswana and Solarcentury Africa, based in the United Kingdom.^{[2] [3]}

Shumba Energy LimitedShumba Energy Limited is a Botswana-based "mineral exploration company, with a portfolio of exploration and mining coal projects". Its stock of shares is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange and co-listed on the Mauritius Stock Exchange.^[5]

Solarcentury AfricaSolarcentury Africa is a subsidiary of BB Energy, an independent energy trading company, based in the United Kingdom. It primarily deals in "gasoil, gasoline, bitumen and fuel oil". As of August 2021, Solarcentury maintains a portfolio of 2.1 gigawatts of installed generation capacity, sold to mining operations, commercial and industrial clients in Africa.^{[2] [6]}

The owner/developers of this power station are expected to create a special purpose vehicle company to own and operate the solar farm. For descriptive purposes, we shall call that SPV Tati Solar Company. The table below illustrates the shareholding in Tati Solar Company.^{[2] [3]}

Shareholding in Tati Solar Company! Rank !! Shareholder!!Domicile !! Description !! Notes

1	Shumba Energy
2	Solarcentury Africa		Independent Solar Power Producer

See also

• List of power stations in Botswana
• Phakalane Power Station

External links

• Website of Shumba Energy Limited
• Website of Solarcentury Africa
• Shumba Energy to Develop $80 Million Solar Project in Botswana As of 16 November 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Botswana: Solarcentury and Shumba to co-develop Tati solar project (105 MWp) . Afrik21.africa . 5 August 2021 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 11 August 2021 . Paris, France.
2. Web site: Botswana: Solarcentury and Shumba to co-develop Tati solar project (105 MWp) . African Tenderpreneur . 5 August 2021 . African Tenderpreneur . 11 August 2021.
3. Web site: . 5 July 2021 . Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant . Reuters . 11 August 2021.
4. Web site: Shumba Energy proceeds with Tati Solar project . . 16 February 2021 . Pauline Dikuelo . 11 August 2021 . Gaborone, Botswana.
5. Web site: About Shumba Energy Limited . 10 August 2021 . African-Markets.com . 11 August 2021 . African Markets.
6. Web site: Africa Inc Magazine . Oil and gas trader B.B. Energy acquires Solarcentury Africa . 16 April 2021 . Frank . 11 August 2021 . Nairobi, Kenya.