MARKET / BOTSWANA
#16Continent rank
12Deals tracked
$342mCapital tracked
9,155 MWPipeline
125 MWOperational (tracked)
10 MWInstalled RE (2024, IRENA)
80%Electricity access (2024, World Bank)
$19.9bnGDP (2025, World Bank)
1.68%RE capital / GDP (12M)

Market primer

structure, counterparties and bankability context
Region / power poolSouthern Africa · SAPP
Main offtakerBPC
RegulatorBERA
PPA frameworkNot yet researched
Currency / convertibilityBWP · Not yet researched
GDP per capita$7,778 (2025, World Bank)
Sovereign ratingsMoody’s · S&P · IMF DSA
Last updatedpending

Installed renewables

20152024, MW (IRENA)

Deals

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DateDealType$mConf
2026-06-29Solarcentury Africa Financinggrant80A
2026-06-24Tati Solar Projectproject_finance100A
2026-06-13Solarcentury Africa Regional Portfoliocorporate_debt80A
2026-03-31Botswana-Zambia Interconnector Feasibilitygrantpledge1A
2026-03-31Botswana-South Africa Interconnector Feasibilitygrantpledge1A
2026-02-19Sandveld Solar Parkcorporate_debt3A
2025-12-22KP Grouppledge4,000C
2025-12-12KP Group / KPI Green Energygrantpledge4,000B
2025-11-30Sedgeley Solar Group (SSG)equity_raise60B
2025-11-30Oman-Botswana 3 GW Renewable Energy Pipelineproject_financepledgeB
2025-11-10RETRADE SAPPgrant12A
2025-04-18Botswana Solar Projects (Charles Hill, Kasane, Maun)corporate_debt8B

Project pipeline

ProjectTechMWStatus
KP Group-Botswana RE HubOther5,000early_development
Oman-Botswana 3 GW Renewable Energy PipelineHybrid3,000early_development
Maun Solar Plus Storage ProjectHybrid500construction
Leupane Energy HubHybrid350early_development
Mmadinare Solar Cluster i and iiSolar120operational
Lotsane Solar PlantSolar113early_development
Tati Solar ProjectSolar100construction
Botswana Solar and BESS ProjectHybrid30tendered
Karowe Diamond Mine Solar PV ProjectHybrid30construction
Motheo Mine Solar PlantSolar21late_development
Maun Solar Power ProjectSolar6construction
Sandveld Solar ParkSolar5operational
Kasane Solar Power ProjectSolar4construction
Charles Hill Solar PlantSolar1construction
K.Hill Manganese ProjectOtherlate_development
Mmadinare solar projectSolaroperational

Tariffs & policy

2025-10-29Botswana National Energy Compact (2025–2030)
MME; BPC; BERA; MoF; CDMU; Green Energy Agency (2026)
2025-10-27I-REC(E) Issuance Framework
Ministry of Minerals and Energy; I-TRACK Foundation

Recent coverage

from the archive
2026-07-10#CurrentAffairs From Diamonds To Solar: Botswana’s $100-Million Green Energy Pivot Begins Want to read more? Click here⤵️ https://lnkd.in/d4TwSKgN
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2026-07-10A huge congratulations to Zahid Ahmed Hassen and the entire team at ARCH, together with their partners, on achieving financial close on the 100 MW Tati Solar Project in Botswana. The Project is Botswana's first large-sca
The Tati Solar Project, Botswana's first large-scale solar plant, has officially reached financial close, marking a significant milestone for the country's renewable energy transition.
2026-07-07From Diamonds To Solar: Botswana’s $100-Million Green Energy Pivot Begins
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2026-07-01Week in Africa: Ethiopia Launches Solar Mini-Grid Bids; Botswana Invites EOI for Solar & BESS Project; IFC Backs RE Growth and More...
Ethiopia's launch of solar mini-grid bids and Botswana's EOI for a solar and BESS project signal significant advancements in renewable energy initiatives across Africa.
2026-06-30Week in Africa: Ethiopia Launches Solar Mini-Grid Bids; Botswana Invites EOI for Solar & BESS Project; IFC Backs RE Growth and More…
21 related stories in the archive — run context.py "Invites" for the storyline
2026-06-24Botswana’s $100 million solar gamble could turn it into a regional power player
2026-06-21Botswana eyes power exports with $100m solar plant
2026-06-19E&E News: Botswana eyes power exports with $100M solar plant
The 100MW Tati Solar Project has reached financial close, marking a significant move toward merchant-based power exports via the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP).
2026-06-18Lucara Botswana launches EOI for 30 MW solar project to power Karowe Diamond Mine - Green Building Africa
2026-06-18Botswana, Lesotho Launch Commission to Advance Water, Energy and Trade Cooperation
The joint commission could pave the way for future bilateral energy trade and water-energy nexus projects between Botswana and Lesotho.
2026-06-17Botswana Eyes Power Exports With $100-Million Solar Plant
2026-06-17Mining company opens 30 MW solar tender in Botswana
2026-06-17TGS Prediktor deploys PowerView SCADA at Botswana solar project
2026-06-02Botswana-South Africa trade reaches R82bn
2026-06-01Botswana Set to Join Africa's Manganese Producers Through K.Hill Battery Materials Project
The K.Hill project has reached a definitive feasibility study (DFS) milestone, confirming its economic viability as a battery-grade manganese supplier, though it remains in the pre-financing stage.