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Power plants in Botswana

A directory of 12 power plants in Botswana with a combined installed capacity of 8,181 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

12power plants
8,181MW total capacity
2fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Botswana)

Coal: 11 plants11CoalOil: 1 plants1Oil

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Botswana electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

851gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
0.3%low-carbon electricity
0.3%renewables
99.7%fossil fuels
Coal: 98 %98CoalOil: 2 %2OilSolar: 0 %0Solar

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Botswana

#PlantFuelMW
1Mmamabula Energy ProjectCoal3,600
2MorpuleCoal732
3New Morupule power stationCoal615
4Mmamabula West power stationCoal600
5Mmamantswe power stationCoal600
6Morupule IPPCoal600
7Sese Integrated Power ProjectCoal450
8CIC Domestic power stationCoal300
9Mookane Domestic Power ProjectCoal300
10Sechaba power stationCoal300
11Francistown APR power stationOil70
12Sua Pan Soda AshCoal14

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Botswana?

There are 12 power plants in Botswana in this open dataset, with about 8,181 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Botswana?

Mmamabula Energy Project is the largest at about 3,600 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Botswana?

The most common plant type in this dataset is coal (11 plants), across 2 fuel types in total.

How clean is Botswana's electricity grid?

Botswana's grid carbon intensity is about 851 gCO₂/kWh, with 0.3% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).