Gov�t issues pioneering gas mining licence
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
The diesel-powered Orapa turbines will be converted to gas power
Emerging junior energy company, Tlou Energy this week announced that a mining licence for its Lesedi CBM project has been granted by the Department of Mines paving way for the development of Botswana’s first gas to power station.
Apart from a small 1.3MW solar power plant in Phakalane, Gaborone, the remainder of the country’s local power supply is met from coal-fired power plants.
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