Mmokolodi to �host� first PV solar station

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Mmokolodi will be home to the first photovoltaic (PV) solar station, as part of an ambitious plan to roll out a system of converting radiation from the sun into electricity to rural communities in Botswana and Ghana.

Situated 10 kilometres south of Gaborone, Mokolodi has been chosen as the site for the PV solar station whose success researchers hope will influence the creation of policies promoting use of solar.

It will also promote other renewable energy sources to provide electricity, particularly for rural dwellers often neglected by traditional electricity providers.

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