Botswana has 2 power plants in this atlas, with 746 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is Morpule (732 MW, coal; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are coal. Grid operators listed here include Botswana Power Corporation. Electricity is regulated by BERA. Renewables supplied 0.3% of its electricity in 2024.
Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.
Grid operators and electricity market in Botswana
Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything
The Morupule coal plants supply most power, with imports and new solar.
Member of the Southern African Power Pool, which links national utilities across southern Africa and runs regional day-ahead and intraday electricity markets.
What does “Vertically integrated utility” mean?
A single, usually state-owned utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Prices are set or approved by the government or a regulator rather than by a market.
References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.
Botswana is in Southern Africa. Its landlocked geography makes cross-border connections an important part of its regional setting. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.
Capital
Gaborone
Languages
English, Tswana
Region
Southern Africa
Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.
The source inventory contains 2 records for Botswana. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.
Inventory coverage
2 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 2 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
