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Recently,the 2nd Renewable Energy and Power Infrastructure Investors Conference was held in the Gabrone International Conference Center in Botswana in order to analyze the advantages and related obstacles of investors purchasing solar energy in Botswana and possible financing solutions to fund the green energy source.
With its high number of clear days in a year, Botswana provides an excellent solar resource, so a logical conclusion is that solar could provide a meaningful contribution to Botswana's energy demands. In early 2017, the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) decided to start a programme to procure 100MW of solar energy and exploit the plentiful natural resource.
Solar power solutions have also become far more affordable and commercially viable over the past few years. Many issues that plagued solar have also been resolved. The introduction of hybrid systems using more sophisticated battery technology and diesel generation to store energy and boost production at peak times has resolved a constraint that solar power could only be generated during the day.
Based on Botswana's increasing emphasis on solar energy and its sustainable development plan, solar energy has huge investment space. This is also expected to drive growth in the solar lighting market in Africa.
