Botswana just turned an ambition into a bankable plan. On 20 October in Gaborone, Energy Minister Bogolo Kenewendo unveiled the National Energy Compact, a P2.7 billion (~US$200 million) programme backed by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to deliver universal, clean power and anchor a homegrown renewables market.
What it is. The compact is Botswana’s playbook for closing its access gap and rewiring its generation mix. Today, 65% of Batswana have electricity. By 2030, the plan targets 220,000 new household connections and lifts renewables from 8% to 50% of the power mix.