The energy storage plants will be located at three sites in Selebipik, Madaniel and Juangen, where the country's first large-scale solar PV plants (100MW each) are planned to be built. Their operational dates are set for 2025 and 2026,respectively.
The World Bank has approved funding for Botswana's first grid-side battery energy storage system (BESS), which will have an output of 50MW and a storage capacity of 200MWh.