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Photovoltaic power station in Phakalane, Botswana

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CountryBotswana
LocationPhakalane
Coordinates24°34′25″S 25°58′07″E / 24.57361°S 25.96861°E / -24.57361; 25.96861
StatusOperational
Commission date2012
OperatorBotswana Power Corporation
Solar farm
Type
Site area2.3 hectares
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1.3 MW
Annual net outputN/A (Pilot plant)
External links
Websitehttp://www.bpc.bw
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Phakalane Power Station is a photovoltaic pilot power plant located in Phakalane, Botswana. The power station was funded through a Japanese grant which was part of Prime Minister Hatoyama's initiative strategy called Cool Earth Partnership aimed at supporting developing countries in their efforts to combat global warming. The Cool Earth Partnership is part of the initiatives which saw Hatoyama win the Sustainable Development Leadership Award in 2010.

See also

References

  1. Kedikilwe Commissions Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
  2. Hatoyama Initiative
  3. Hatoyama Initiative: Is That All There Is?
  4. Botswana benefits from Japan's cool earth partnership
  5. "Press Release". Business Wire. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.


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