BPC seeks P2bn for solar power projects

BPC has signed a power purchase agreement with a local comapany for a 1MW power plant PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
BPC has signed a power purchase agreement with a local comapany for a 1MW power plant PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) will apply for $200 million (P2 billion) funding from the Climate Change Fund next year to finance solar power plants in the country as part of their efforts to increase green energy mix.

Government has signed the Paris Agreement to increase green energy mix by 25% within the next seven years, which means that Botswana needs to establish 250MW on solar capacities by 2025.

As part of the agreement, Botswana has also pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emission to zero by 2036.

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