A spark on the horizon

Tlou Energy’s Lesedi Project in motion

For years Botswana’s battle with energy production and meeting the peoples power needs, especially electricity, has been well documented.

Morupule Power Station’s long-standing failure to operate at full capacity has not helped; currently operating at 63 percent of its capacity, the station produces around 378MW of power a year, well short of the 600MW required by the national grid.

This has forced the country to seek outside help from its neighbours in the struggle to meet local demand.

There is, however, a light on the horizon in the...