Shumba Coal plans 200MW solar plant

Thursday, July 02, 2015

Energy focused company, Shumba Coal, plans to develop a solar power station to produce up to 200MW in the North-Western part of the country, where copper mines are sprouting up.

The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) Listed coal junior on Tuesday released an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) public notice for the Photo Voltaic project, which will include an initial 100MW power plant, with a plan to increase to 200MW. “The project will include an initial installation of 400,000 PV panels within an area of 200 hectares,” reads the notice.

The power station is expected to supply upcoming copper mines in the Kalahari copper belt, which are currently not connected to the national grid.

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