200-MW solar power plant on the cards

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As efforts to bridge the demand-supply gap currently dogging Botswana continue, the Department of Energy Affairs (DEA) is spearheading plans for a possible 200-megawatt (MW) solar power station.

Botswana, and the SADC region in general, has been in the throes of a power crisis for almost two years now.

The energy crisis gripping SADC, including Botswana, is exacerbated by sluggish generation, growing populations and heightened industrialisation.

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