Botswana 2025 energy storage subsidy policy

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.

Can Botswana transform the energy system?

Botswana possesses great potential to transform the energy system due to a multiplicity of factors including the abundance of solar energy resources and willingness of the current regime to attain a sustainable and low carbon economic development.

How to drive energy sector transition in Botswana?

Deliberate action by the government to support this move through policies and financing as is done with other government priorities (e.g., poverty eradication) is required to drive energy sector transition in Botswana.

How has the energy sector impacted Botswana's Economic Development Prospects?

Botswana has experienced some constraints in the energy sector in recent years, which to some extent have negatively impacted on the country’s economic development prospects. A devastating power supply and demand mismatch was encountered between the years 2008 and 2014, and this breached the country’s power supply security.

Is Botswana self-sufficient in electricity supply?

The NEP acknowledges that Botswana is capable of being self-sufficient in electric power supply by utilizing the locally available energy resources optimally. Botswana is highly reliant on imports of refined petroleum products to meet the liquid fuels demand since the country does not have any proven crude oil reserves/refineries.

Can livestock residues 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 MSW can also contribute to the improvement of energy generation, especially at the city level.