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Power Plants in Botswana

Botswana has 16 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 102nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 3 operating and 13 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 852 MW across 3 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Mega Solar Initiative solar farm (Botswana) (2.5 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Botala Energy Ltd. (2), Botswana Power Corp (2) and Scatec ASA (2) — Botala Energy Ltd. alone is named on 13% of them. 13 are in the pipeline, led by Mega Solar Initiative solar farm (Botswana) (2.5 GW), under construction. They account for 46% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Botswana.

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16
Power Plant in Botswana
#102
of 155 countries
852 MW
Operating capacity
13
In construction / proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Botswana?
OverWatts maps 16 power plants in Botswana — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 102nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Botswana?
Mega Solar Initiative solar farm (Botswana), at 2.5 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Botswana's power plants have?
About 852 MW operating across 3 plants, with a further 5.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Botswana?
Botala Energy Ltd. is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 16 (13%). Next are Botswana Power Corp (2), Scatec ASA (2) and Solarcentury Africa (SOCA) (2).
What new power plants are being built in Botswana?
13 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Mega Solar Initiative solar farm (Botswana) (2.5 GW), New Morupule power station (615 MW) and Mmamabula Energy Project (600 MW).

Other asset classes in Botswana

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Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335