What is Botswana doing in the energy sector?

Botswana has existing strategic partnerships and commitments in the energy sector at regional and international levels. She is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Interstate Oil Committee (IOC) under the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).

How can we improve energy production in Botswana?

The use of livestock residues (cow-dung) seems to offer the highest practical opportunity for energy production in Botswana, while municipal solid waste (MSW) can also contribute to the improvement of energy generation, especially at the city level.

What energy resources does Botswana have?

Botswana has a variety of indigenous energy resources that can be exploited to satisfy the local demand. Amongst these are coal, natural gas (coal bed methane), solar potential, wind potential, biomass potential, and waste.

Does Botswana need a capacity building program?

In order to facilitate an effective development of the energy sector, the government of Botswana is obligated to build the necessary levels of human resource capacity across the board. Various actor groups have varying capacity needs hence capacity building programs should be tailored according to these various needs.

Does Botswana have a gas industry?

The gas industry is still at early development stages in Botswana but the industry presents an opportunity for supply of clean thermal energy solutions. Estimates of 196 trillion cubic feet of coal bed methane (CBM) have been recorded and exploration is ongoing.

Does Botswana have a guiding instrument for energy development?

Since 1985, Botswana’s energy sector developments have been guided by the Botswana Energy Master Plan (BEMP), which was last reviewed in 2002. Since this last review, developments have progressed without any primary guiding instrument for almost 15 years now.