Distribution network energy storage botswana

What is the Botswana Power Corporation doing?

The Botswana Power Corporation is undertaking key projects that will expand the power grid and stabilize the power supply. The BPC has laid out coherent plans to improve access to electricity and to diversify the energy mix.

What is integrated energy planning in Botswana?

Integrated Energy Planning and developing an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) are an integral part of the energy planning process in Botswana as guided by its 11th National Development Plans (NDP 11) and other sector policies and ambitions. In the energy sector, the NDP 11 focuses on increasing self-reliance on the country’s energy resources.

Why does Botswana need a secure electricity supply?

There is need to improve the security of power supply to support higher productivity.The country’s national electricity access rate increased from 62.6% in 2017 to 81.5% in 2020, in line with Vision 2036 that targets universal access by 2030. The average electricity demand for Botswana is at 850megawatts (MW), against ageneration capacity of 893MW.

How much electricity does Botswana need?

The average electricity demand for Botswana is at 850megawatts (MW), against ageneration capacity of 893MW. Demand of electricity is projected to grow to over 1200MW by2030. Additional energy is imported from South Africa. Botswana generates 48%of its power and imports 52%from the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)7.

What is Botswana's energy policy?

Botswana’s energy policy is anchored on three key aspects – increasing access to electricity through the Rural Electrification Project, security, and stabilization of the power supply, and onboarding Independent Power Producers, especially within the Solar PV sector (BPC 2020).

What is the storage capacity of strategic reserves in Botswana?

Botswana’s strategic reserves storage is also not yet up to international standard; storage capacity is approximately 18 days compared to the international standard strategic storage capacity of 90 days. Commercial buffer stock stands at less than five days of national consumption compared to the international standard of 14 days cover.