Energy Profile: Botswana

According to the African Energy Commission (AFREC, 2015), total electricity produced in 2015 was 278 ktoe with 99.6 per cent of it produced from fossil fuels. Industry consumed 25.1 per cent of all electricity consumed in 2015. Botswana’s energy capacity is thermal, produced mostly in coal-fired plants with a few small diesel generators in rural areas. The 132 MW Morupule coal-fired station generates most of the domestic electricity supply. More than 50 per cent of Botswana’s power requirements are imported from South Africa and Zambia.

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Source https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/20482
Author Africa Office
Maintainer Africa Office
Last Updated January 25, 2023, 17:21 (UTC)
Created January 25, 2023, 17:21 (UTC)
GUID cad06887-edd6-413d-8c51-1d0260e1cedb
Issued 2017-05-04T12:48:06Z
Language English
Modified 2022-10-13 17:59:49.527
Publisher name Africa Office
Theme Reports, Books and Booklets
data_type document
spatial Botswana