Shumba Energy gets P800m solar plant approval

Coming soon: The countryu00e2u20acu2122s largest solar plant is due by the end of next year PIC: GLOBALENCO.COM
Coming soon: The countryu00e2u20acu2122s largest solar plant is due by the end of next year PIC: GLOBALENCO.COM

Upcoming energy developer, Shumba Energy, has secured approval for a 100MW solar power plant it intends on spending about $80 million (P880 million) in developing in the Tati area.

BusinessWeek has learnt the company, which has extensive coal licences in eastern Botswana, has positioned the solar project as its number one priority and plans to secure funding for the first 50MW phase within the next six months.

Shumba Energy CEO, Mashale Phumaphi told BusinessWeek the plant, which will sit on a 300-hectare area near Francistown, will target the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), the region’s common marketplace for electricity.

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