BITRI unveils solar lamps assembly plant

The lamps, which use sunlight rays, are expected  to ease power demand while reducing supply costs. BITRI, which came to existence as a result of the dissolution of the Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC) and the Rural Industries Promotions Company (RIPCO), hosted a media briefing and a tour of Seding Solar Light facilities in Kanye last week to demonstrate how the street lamps are assembled. 

According to BITRI, the street lamps will provide a solution to high consumption of electricity and high power bills as well as lighting up rural villages and settlements where the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has not reached.