Location of 200MW solar station down to two towns

Thursday, March 08, 2012

Letlhakane and Jwaneng have emerged as the suitable of five sites identified in 2009 for the location of the country's first solar power station that is planned to be a 200 megawatt (MW) facility.

A pre-feasibility study in 2008 identified Letlhakane, Jwaneng, Selebi-Phikwe, Serowe and Maun as receiving the most solar radiation and fewest obstacles and therefore the most ideal sites for the pioneering solar power station.

Typically, solar power stations require arid locations enjoying plenty of sunshine year-round, as well as large tracts of flat land that has no or few other uses.

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