Solar Industry Association Of Botswana
The workshop helped the government outline the solar energy potential identify key issues affecting the industry and exchange regional and international experience a key takeaway from the workshop was the need for botswana to develop a detailed renewable energy strategy to help the country take advantage of its abundant solar energy resources.
Solar industry association of botswana. Since 1974 the solar energy industries association seia has worked tirelessly to promote develop and implement the use of solar energy in the united states. Botswana is well known for its high solar radiation so the best conditions to use solar for electrification as well as water heating. Exposure to key stakeholders in both the public and private sector. Solar international botswana pty ltd is a solar company with an extent of experience unmatched in the solar electric industry in botswana.
Currently morupule mine is the only deposit mined supplying morupule power station bcl smelter and botswana ash. Botswana has indicated reserves of some 212 billion tonnes of coal. The company is lead by by the dedicated sofia figueroa and her team specializes in the design installation and maintenance of pv and battery storage systems for electricity supply and water pumping. Our mission is to create a solar community in which all the stakeholders from both the public and.
White papers and research reports on topics related to solar technology policies. 872 which unlawfully discourages the development of qualifying facilities qf under the public utility regulatory policies act purpa. We are based in broadhurst industrial in gaborone botswana. Solar energy is the best ally to move forward.
Afsia will take advantage of this momentum by expanding the use of solar power in africa and strengthen the regional solar energy industry in all its diversity. The solar energy industries association seia yesterday filed a petition for review with the ninth circuit court of appeals of ferc order no. Afsia is the reference association for solar professionals in. Friday sep 18 2020 seia continues fight against unlawful purpa rules.
Botswana s available energy resources include coal solar and bio energy biomass and bio fuels. The africa solar industry association afsia is a non governmental solar trade organization. Solar international botswana solar international botswana was established in 1998 and has focused almost exclusively on solar pv systems.