President Advocate Duma Boko on April 16 officiated at the ground breaking of the 500MW solar photovoltaic plant and a 500MWh Battery Energy Storage System in Maun. The project implemented through government-to-government partnerships with the Sultanate of Oman, will be the largest grid-scale solar project in Botswana, and the second-largest energy storage project in Africa to date and once operational.
Caption: President Advocate Duma Boko (right) and Oman Investment Authority president, Abdulsalam bin Mohammed Al Murshidi unveiling the plaque at the groundbreaking of the Maun 500MW Solar PV Plant at Mawana on April 16.
Location: Maun
Photographer: Ogopoleng Kgomoethata
Event: Launch
Caption: President Advocate Duma Boko said the project placed Botswana firmly among the leading nations in energy storage development on the African continent.
Location: Maun
Photographer: Ogopoleng Kgomoethata
Event: Launch
Caption: O-Green ceo, Mr Mustafa Al-Hinai (left) of Sultanate of Oman and Botswana Power Corporation ceo, Mr David Kgoboko after signing of the Power Purchase Agreement.
Location: Maun
Photographer: Ogopoleng Kgomoethata
Event: Launch
Caption: Mawana residents and surrounding areas came in droves to witness the Maun 500MW Solar PV Plant grounding-breaking in their area by the President Advocate Duma Boko and Oman Investment Authority president, Abdulsalam bin Mohammed Al Murshidi.
Location: Maun
Photographer: Ogopoleng Kgomoethata
Event: Launch
Caption: Batawana Paramount chief, Kgosi Tawana Moremi II (left), Member of Parliament for Maun East, Mr Goretetse Kekgonegile (centre) and Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Bogolo Kenewendo at the event.
Location: Maun
Photographer: Ogopoleng Kgomoethata
Event: Launch
