The Botswana government has issued a tender process for bidders to construct solar power plants near its Jwaneng diamond mine and for the nation's northwest region where copper assets are being developed.
"This invitation ... is a request for expression of interest to construct, operate, maintain and decommission at the end of its economic life, a scalable solar power plant," the government said in a notice in the state-owned Daily News.
According to Reuters news agency, studies have identified Jwaneng as the most suitable place for a solar power plant in the country because of its abundant sunshine.
The Jwaneng diamond mine is operated by Debswana, a joint venture between Anglo American unit De Beers and the Botswana government.
Botswana to build solar plants for mine development
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