{"id":11694,"date":"2022-01-24T15:37:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=11694"},"modified":"2022-01-24T15:38:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:38:12","slug":"botswana-tlou-energy-provides-operational-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-tlou-energy-provides-operational-report\/","title":{"rendered":"BOTSWANA: Tlou Energy Provides Operational Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Project Areas<\/h3>\n<p class=\"in\"><span class=\"id\">The Company has three project areas in\u00a0Botswana:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"io\"><span class=\"hv\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">Lesedi Project\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Gas &amp; Solar Power, Hydrogen production<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ip\"><span class=\"hv\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">Mamba Project\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Exploration &amp; Evaluation<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ip\"><span class=\"ht\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"id\">Boomslang Project\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Exploration &amp; Evaluation<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"in\"><strong><span class=\"o\">Lesedi Project Area,\u00a0Botswana<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ir\"><span class=\"id\">Licences:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Production Licence 2017\/18L,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"hr\">Prospecting Licences<\/span><span class=\"id\">\u00a0001 &amp; 003\/2004 and 35 &amp; 37\/2000<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ir\"><span class=\"id\">Ownership:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tlou Energy Limited\u00a0100%<\/span><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">The Lesedi licenses covers an area of approximately 3,800 Km<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and consists of four Prospecting Licences (PL) and a Production Licence.\u00a0The Lesedi Power\u00a0project is located in the Company&#8217;s Production Licence area (~800 km<sup>2<\/sup>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">The Lesedi project has all approvals in place to allow development to commence. The first phase will be a 10MW power project with electricity to be sold to\u00a0Botswana Power Corporation.\u00a0 Once in full production, 10MW of generation could provide annual revenue of approximately\u00a0US$10m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">During the quarter the Company signed a 10MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with\u00a0Botswana Power Corporation\u00a0(BPC). Under the terms of the PPA, BPC will purchase up to 10MW of power generated at Tlou&#8217;s Lesedi power project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">The Company also signed a Convertible Note Agreement with\u00a0Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund\u00a0(BPOPF).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">The principal terms of the Convertible Note Agreement are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"it\"><span class=\"ho\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"hn\">Amount:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0BWP 50m<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"iu\"><span class=\"ho\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"hn\">Maturity:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"iu\"><span class=\"ho\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"hn\">Interest rate:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7.75% per annum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"iv\"><span class=\"ho\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"hn\">Conversion:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conversion to shares at a 10% discount to the 90-day VWAP<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">The funds are planned to be used to finance the construction of transmission line infrastructure to connect the Lesedi Project to the power grid, installation of generation assets, and ancillary costs to facilitate power generation and sale of electricity.<\/span><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">The status of the Lesedi area licences is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"iw\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"hj\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ix\"><span class=\"hl\">Licence<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"hi\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ix\"><span class=\"hl\">Expiry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"hh\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ix\"><span class=\"hl\">Status<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"hd\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">Production Licence 2017\/18L<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"hc\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">August 2042<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ha\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"hd\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 001\/2004<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"hc\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">September 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ha\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"hd\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 003\/2004<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"hc\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">September 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ha\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"hd\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 035\/2000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"hc\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">September 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ha\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"hd\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 037\/2000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"hc\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">September 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"ha\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"in\"><strong><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"o\">Mamba Project Area,\u00a0Botswana<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ir\"><span class=\"id\">Licences:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prospecting Licences<\/span><span class=\"id\">\u00a0237-241\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ir\"><span class=\"id\">Ownership:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tlou Energy Limited\u00a0100%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"iz\">The Mamba project consists of five\u00a0PL&#8217;s\u00a0covering an area of approximately 4,500 Km<sup>2<\/sup>. The Mamba area is situated adjacent to Lesedi. In the event of a gas field development by Tlou, the Mamba area provides the Company with flexibility and optionality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iz\">The Mamba project is in the exploration and evaluation phase with further operations required on these licences. The next stage of exploration is likely to be core hole drilling. Positive results from operations at Mamba could expand the reserves footprint across Tlou&#8217;s project areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iz\">In the event of successful development at Mamba, it is envisioned that this area would be developed as a separate project from Lesedi, with the potential for gas-fired power, solar power and hydrogen production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"in\"><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span>The status of the Mamba area licences is as follows:<\/p>\n<table class=\"iw\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gx\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ja\"><span class=\"hf\">Licence<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ja\"><span class=\"hf\">Expiry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gv\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ix\"><span class=\"hl\">Status<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gu\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 237\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gs\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"gt\">September 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gu\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 238\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gs\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"gt\">September 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gu\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 239\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gs\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"gt\">September 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gu\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 240\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gs\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"gt\">September 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gu\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 241\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gs\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"gt\">September 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Current<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"jb\"><strong><span class=\"ia\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"o\">Boomslang Project Area,\u00a0Botswana<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ir\"><span class=\"id\">Licence:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prospecting Licence<\/span><span class=\"id\">\u00a0011\/2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ir\"><span class=\"id\">Ownership:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tlou Energy Limited\u00a0100%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"iz\">Prospecting Licence, PL011\/2019 designated &#8220;Boomslang&#8221;, is approximately 1,000 Km<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and is situated adjacent to the Company&#8217;s existing licences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iz\">To date, the Company has not carried out ground operations in the Boomslang area having only received environmental approval to commence exploration activities in 2021. A renewal application for the Boomslang licence was submitted in\u00a0December 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iz\">The status of the Boomslang area licence is as follows:<\/p>\n<table class=\"iw\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gx\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ja\"><span class=\"hf\">Licence<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ja\"><span class=\"hf\">Expiry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gv\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"ix\"><span class=\"hl\">Status<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hg\">\n<td class=\"gu\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">PL 011\/2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gs\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"iy\"><span class=\"hf\">March 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"a\"><span class=\"hb\">Renewal application submitted<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"jb\"><strong><span class=\"ia\">\u00a0<\/span>Hydrogen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"in\"><span class=\"id\">The Company&#8217;s hydrogen technology partner Synergen Met Pty Ltd has informed the Company that during the quarter, preliminary engineering for their hydrogen-carbon production process was completed. The plasma torch will be tested and configured to optimize hydrogen and solid carbon production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"in\"><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">The use of plasma technology for hydrogen production will be a first for the sub-Saharan region and could be advantageous for the production of low emission, clean energy across the region as well as in the related fields of waste-to-energy and waste disposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"in\"><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">Tlou and SM intend to use the hydrogen produced from the prototype to generate electricity and possibly for transport fuel. Solid carbon will be made available for regional consumers that require the product. World markets for hydrogen and solid carbon black are predicted to expand considerably over the short and medium-term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"in\"><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"id\">SM considers that their process meets the definition of green hydrogen production via their plasma torch gas pyrolysis design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><strong><span class=\"id\">\u00a0<\/span>Crypto Mining<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"is\"><span class=\"id\">During the quarter the Company held discussions with an international crypto mining organization to use Tlou&#8217;s electricity to mine cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The Company is evaluating the merits of this possibility which could lead to another avenue to generate income from Tlou&#8217;s gas. The potential exists to generate revenue from this project while the grid connection infrastructure is being built.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Areas The Company has three project areas in\u00a0Botswana: \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lesedi Project\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Gas &amp; Solar Power, Hydrogen production \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mamba Project\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Exploration &amp; Evaluation \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boomslang Project\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Exploration &amp; Evaluation Lesedi Project Area,\u00a0Botswana Licences:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Production &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-tlou-energy-provides-operational-report\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,4746,4748,7445,11],"tags":[10097,10098,10094,342,8301,10100,8102,8304,10093,2065,10095,10096,5318,10099],"class_list":["post-11694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-renewables-2","category-solar","category-southern-africa","category-top-news","tag-10097","tag-37-2000","tag-boomsland-project","tag-botswana","tag-botswana-power-corporation","tag-crypto-mining","tag-hydrogen","tag-lesedi-power-project","tag-mamba-project","tag-power","tag-production-licence-2017-18l","tag-prospecting-licences-001-003-2004","tag-solar","tag-synergen-met-pty","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Botswana-Tlou-Lesedi-power.jpg?fit=1612%2C999&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-32C","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13631,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-tlou-energy-provides-quarterly-activities-report-for-q1-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":11694,"position":0},"title":"BOTSWANA: Tlou Energy Provides Quarterly Activities Report for Q1 2023","author":"","date":"April 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Highlights \u00d8\u00a0The 66KV overhead transmission line is steadily progressing \u00d8\u00a0Development of a purpose-built operations facility is continuing \u00d8\u00a0Substation construction scheduled to commence \u00d8\u00a0Production well drilling underway with Lesedi 6 Activities Tlou Energy\u00a0continues to have three key project areas referred to as: \u00a7\u00a0Lesedi Project\u00a0- focused on the development of gas to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Botswana-Tlou-Projects.jpg?fit=750%2C465&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Botswana-Tlou-Projects.jpg?fit=750%2C465&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Botswana-Tlou-Projects.jpg?fit=750%2C465&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Botswana-Tlou-Projects.jpg?fit=750%2C465&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13832,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-tlou-energys-operational-report-for-quarter-ended-30-june-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":11694,"position":1},"title":"Botswana: Tlou Energy&#8217;s Operational Report for Quarter ended 30 June 2023","author":"","date":"July 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Activities Tlou Energy continues to have three key project areas referred to as the: Lesedi Project\u00a0- focused on gas-to-power development as well as exploration and evaluation. Mamba Project\u00a0- focused on exploration and evaluation. Boomslang Project\u00a0- focused on exploration and evaluation. Lesedi Project The Lesedi project is Tlou's most advanced. At\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lesedi-drilling.png?fit=661%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lesedi-drilling.png?fit=661%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lesedi-drilling.png?fit=661%2C445&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10132,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/tlou-energy-gets-boomslang-project-environmental-approval\/","url_meta":{"origin":11694,"position":2},"title":"BOTSWANA: Tlou Energy Gets Boomslang Project Environmental approval","author":"","date":"March 30, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Boomslang Project\u00a0- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Approved Botswana's\u00a0Department of Environmental Affairs\u00a0(DEA) has approved the EIS for Tlou's Boomslang project.\u00a0The Boomslang Prospecting Licence PL011\/2019 is located adjacent to the Company's Lesedi power project.\u00a0 All proposed project activities outlined under the EIS have been authorised. These include: \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Drilling of core holes and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Botswana-Tlou-Lesedi-power.jpg?fit=1200%2C744&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Botswana-Tlou-Lesedi-power.jpg?fit=1200%2C744&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Botswana-Tlou-Lesedi-power.jpg?fit=1200%2C744&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Botswana-Tlou-Lesedi-power.jpg?fit=1200%2C744&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Botswana-Tlou-Lesedi-power.jpg?fit=1200%2C744&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11021,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-tlou-energy-signs-power-purchase-agreement\/","url_meta":{"origin":11694,"position":3},"title":"BOTSWANA: Tlou Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement","author":"","date":"October 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Tlou Energy has signed a 10MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). Under the terms of the PPA, BPC will purchase up to 10MW of power generated at Tlou's Lesedi power project. 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