Govt greenlights 100MW CBM power tender

Friday, July 08, 2016

Government has selected two firms to pilot the development of a combined pioneering 100MW Coal Bed Methane (CBM) power plants, marking Botswana’s first concrete push towards production of electricity from gas.

In a statement released recently, the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources (MMEWR) announced that it had received an approval from the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) to shortlist Tlou Energy and Sekaname Pvt Limited for the CBM tender through the selective tendering method.
“The PPADB has approved the ministry’s request to shortlist the two companies for the development of coal bed methane fuelled pilot power plants in Botswana with a combined power production capped at a total of 100MW,” read the notice.

Tlou and Sekaname will each provide 50MW of CBM-fired power plants.

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Govt greenlights 100MW CBM power tender

Government has selected two firms to pilot the development of a combined pioneering 100MW Coal Bed Methane (CBM) power plants, marking Botswana’s first concrete push towards production of electricity from gas.