- Norwegian IPP, Scatec has signed a power purchase agreement for a solar power plant in Selibe-Phikwe.
- The plant will have a capacity of 50 MWp.
Scatec is increasing its African operations. A power purchase agreement (PPA) for the development of a 50 MWp solar photovoltaic project has been struck between the independent power producer (IPP) with headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). Scatec will build the solar park in Selebi-Phikwe, a mining village 402 kilometres from Gaborone, the country’s capital.
Under the PPA, Scatec will sell the electricity generated to BPC for 25 years. “We are proud to have reached this milestone with BPC, demonstrating our ability to support and deliver clean energy and infrastructure to sub-Saharan Africa. It is also an important achievement for the people of Botswana,” says Jan Fourie, Scatec’s director for sub-Saharan Africa.
The project’s only stakeholder, Scatec, will also serve as the asset manager, O&M contractor, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm. IPP predicts that its next solar PV facility would be able to power 20,000 houses in Botswana while reducing annual emissions by 48,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.