- Botswana authorities call for two 200MW thermodynamic solar plants.
- Interested independent power producers (IPPs) have until April 11th, 2022, to apply.
Botswana’s Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security has issued a call for expressions of interest from independent power producers (IPPs). The project aims at an installed capacity of two 200MW thermodynamic solar plants.
The call is for pre-qualification for constructing two concentrating solar power plants in Maun, a town at the entrance to the Okavango Delta in the North-West District, and Letlhakane in the Central District. The tender is open until April 11th, 2022.
The second phase of selection will choose the companies responsible for developing, financing, building, owning and operating these solar thermodynamic power plants. Botswana is set to be next to South Africa as the leading sub-Saharan African country to have solar thermal power plants connected to the national grid.