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Power Africa has supported the development of electricity generation projects in Botswana. In addition, various firms have received U.S. Embassy support to move transactions forward. The page below shows Power Africa's involvement in the country.

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Participants standing between solar panels at the launch of the Rooftop Solar program in Botswana
Launch of the Rooftop Solar (RTS) program in Botswana. Power Africa supports this program that will enable electricity consumers in Botswana to self-generate electricity via rooftop solar PV systems of up to 1 MW (35 kW residential consumers and up to 1 MW for Commercial & Industrial) and sell any excess power generated to the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).
U.S. Embassy Gabarone, Botswana

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Major Milestone Agreement Reached for Mega Solar in Southern Africa

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Once operationalized, Mega Solar is expected to generate thousands of jobs.
Once operationalized, Mega Solar is expected to generate thousands of jobs.
Power Africa
Mega Solar is a partnership between Power Africa and the Governments of the Republic of Botswana and Namibia, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the African Development Bank to support the development of Southern Africa’s largest solar-generation project, which is estimated to result in 2–5 gigawatts of solar power.

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Botswana highlighted in map of Africa