Govt extends bidding for 200MW tender

In November 2022, the Ministry published a shortlist of four international firms which it said were in the running to design, finance, and build what will be government’s largest single procurement in renewable energy. The bidders were a consortium comprising Power China Resources Limited and Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation III, another partnership involving the China-Africa Development Fund and Shouhang High Tech Energy, as well as ACWA Power Company and Cobra Industrial Services.

However, presenting the Ministry’s budget proposals for the 2024-25 financial year last week, Moagi did not shed light on the shortlist, but rather said the Botswana Power Corporation has secured 100 hectares of land in Maun for the CSP project. He added that the Corporation was seeking an additional 150 hectares for the project from land authorities.