Investors scramble for solar generation licences

The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has noted high interest in licences for solar generation amongst investors and those wishing to develop self-generation projects.

The authority recently issued 827 megawatts in licences for two coal-fired projects and the country’s first coal bed methane venture.

The 15-year licences allow the companies involved to generate and sell electricity and represent the first commercial Independent Power Projects (IPP) in the country’s history.

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Appeal to public transport operators to exercise caution

Those who occasionally use highways like the A1 and A3 roads will bear testimony to have experienced this firsthand as they have been overtaken by overspeeding buses. Sadly, some of the passengers are the ones who urge some bus drivers to overspeed.The result of this madness is the horrific accident that claimed lives of nine people on Sunday evening near Lechana settlement along the A1 Highway.It is reported that the incident occurred after the...

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