CONTENTS
             1. COUNTRY CONTEXT
             2. INSTITUTIONAL SET UP
             3. POLICY FRAMEWORK
             4. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES
             5. OPPORTUNITIES
   1. COUNTRY CONTEXT
   
      Low population (Total): 2,154,863 (2017)
   
    Country sparsely populated with population density of 3.98p/m2
   
    At the rate of 1.98%, the population will about  3million, in the year 
    2030
   
    Overall, total electricity consumption increased by 80%, from 1,931 
    GWh in 2001 to 3,477 GWh in 2016. 
   
    Maximum Electricity Demand – 600MW 
   
    Botswana Power Corporation undertook a demand forecast in 2012, 
    which projected annual consumption of electricity to reach 6,055 
    GWh by 2031 
   
    Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) competed this year ( a 20 year 
    roadmap) recommending technologies for power generation
   
    IRP considers CSP, PV, WIND AND Coal Bed Methane for planning 
    period
   2. INSTITUTIONAL SET UP
   
    INSTITUTIONAL SETUP FOR ELECTRICITY SECTOR
   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY  (DoE)
   Parastatals/State Owned Enterprises in the energy sector
     Botswana Power Corporation (BPC)
     Botswana Energy Regulating Authority (BERA)
     Botswana Bureau of Standards of Standards (Bobs)
     Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB)
   2. INSTITUTIONAL SET UP
    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)  
    
     Overall coordination for development and implementation 
    of energy policy. 
    
     Goal is to provide affordable, reliable and adequate supply 
    of energy for sustainable development, as well as to 
    improve access to, and efficient use of energy resources.
          BOTSWANA ENERGY REGULATORY AUTHORITY 
   (BERA) 
   
    Established by the BERA Act No. 13 of 2016.
   
    the Authority’s primary mandate is to provide for economic 
   regulation of the sector.
   2. INSTITUTIONAL SET UP
   BOTSWANA POWER CORPORATION (BPC) 
   
     The Corporation was established through the Botswana Power 
    Corporation Act of 1970.
   
      Its primary functions are the generation, transmission, distribution, 
    and supply of electricity to the nation. 
   
     BPC carries out its mandate through private sector and in certain 
    cases directly.