News flash
- A Chinese consortium led by SPV Sinotswana Green Energy will construct a 100MW solar plant in Jwaneng, Botswana.
The two Chinese members of the consortium are China Harbor Co Ltd (CHEC) and China Water and Electric Development Co. The project is expected to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2026.
Both Chinese companies are subsidiaries of the China Communications Construction Company Ltd., which is currently ranked 63rd of the world’s largest corporations by the Fortune Global 500.
The consortium will finance the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract valued at $78.3 million. It will then operate and maintain the project for 25 years before handing it over to the government.
The Jwaneng solar plant is part of the government’s plan to increase renewable energy generation to 50% of demand by 2036. In May last year, the Botswana Power Corporation issued the tender for the project, and the agreement was signed in August of this year.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
