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Tlou Energy seeks to supercharge nation

Tony Gilby
Tony Gilby

Tlou Energy, the Australian-Botswana focused energy extraction company, officially signed a contract with Zismo Engineering on Tuesday for the construction of a 100km transmission line to connect the Botswana power grid to its Lesedi Power Project.

The project is funded by a P50 million Botswana loan from the Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF).

The Lesedi Power Project is a two-phase natural gas extraction initiative that would seek to allow the nation to be able to exploit the energy potential sitting in the Lesedi coal bed methane (CBM) fields to create greater energy production independence for Botswana.

Editor's Comment
A promising step for public schools, but...

For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....

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