BPC eyes 100MW solar plant in Jwaneng
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

BPC hopes to set up the power plant by 2018
A feasibility study carried by the African Development Bank (AFDB) estimates that it would costs P5 billion to set up the 100MW solar power station in Botswana.
Addressing delegates at the HATAB conference held in Kasane last week, Dennis Olaotse from the BPC Transmission Business Unit said that among the corporation’s plans for new power supply is the solar plant which is estimated to cost $592 million (P5 billion).
But as the conference concludes, Batswana must ask: Will this be another talk shop, or will it spark real change? The answer lies in whether every stakeholder, from the President to community leaders, transforms rhetoric into action.The President rightly highlighted that crime, especially GBV, thrives in private spaces. His call to empower churches and counsellors as early warning systems is sensible. But good ideas mean little without funding...