Partners Plan $4.5 Billion Botswana Fuels, Power Plant
- Companies studying facility that may produce 304 megawatts
- Morupule may open new seam to provide fuel for plant
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A $4.5 billion coal-to-liquid fuels, fertilizer and power plant planned in Botswana could raise the country’s installed electricity capacity by at least half, cutting reliance on imports from neighboring South Africa.
United Refineries Botswana Ltd., through its Coal Petroleum (Pty) Ltd. unit, and Johannesburg-based Kumvest Ltd. are planning to develop the project in Francistown, 430 kilometers (267 miles) northeast of the capital, Gaborone, Holland & Hausberger (Pty) Ltd., the technical partner on the project, said in a statement on its website. Once complete, the facility will deliver at least 304 megawatts of electricity to the national grid and produce 20,000 barrels of fuel daily.