Tlou generates first electricity from gas in Botswana

Tlou Energy Limited says it has started generating electricity from coal bed methane (CBM), a first for Botswana where power has traditionally been sourced from thermal coal and solar.

The Australian company announced yesterday that it is now powering generators at its Selemo pilot project in Mmashoro using CBM as it works towards advancing Botswana’s first gas-fired power station that would feed into the national grid.

“Producing the first Gas-to-Power via CBM in Botswana is an extremely significant milestone for the company and in effect a proof of concept of ‘first gas monetisation’.

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