{"id":12279,"date":"2022-05-23T18:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T18:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=12279"},"modified":"2022-05-23T18:31:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T18:31:03","slug":"botswana-construction-of-the-lesedi-power-project-commences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-construction-of-the-lesedi-power-project-commences\/","title":{"rendered":"BOTSWANA: Construction of the Lesedi Power Project Transmission Line Commences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">Construction activities for the transmission line to connect the Lesedi Power Project) to the Botswana power grid have commenced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"cd\">Zismo Engineering have completed their preliminary work and bush clearing of the route is underway. Preliminary work included site handover, assembling the project team and resources, mobilization of plant and equipment, line survey and design, pole structure modelling, and review and approval by Tlou&#8217;s Owners Engineer, Mott MacDonald.<\/span><span class=\"cd\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">Zismo has also commenced procurement of equipment which includes the manufacture of steel and wooden poles, cross-arms, line hardware, fittings, stay wire and assemblies. Equipment will be delivered in batches, with the first delivery of wooden poles expected next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"cd\">Zismo&#8217;s project site offices are set-up in Mogorosi village and a roving site camp will be located at convenient locations along the transmission line route.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">Work commenced with route preparation which includes bush clearing as mentioned above, as well as installation of farm gates where required, line pegging, inspection and approval.<\/span><span class=\"cd\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">Erection of poles will be performed in sections with work commencing on the Serowe end of the line and working towards Lesedi. Work on the first section is due to commence at the end of June and on section two around the end of September 2022. The line is expected to use approximately 650 wooden poles and 80 steel structures involving excavation, positioning, assembly, dressing, planting, backfilling and compacting, and thereafter stringing, tensioning and regulation.\u00a0 This will be followed by testing and commissioning and ultimately line energization.<\/span><span class=\"cd\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">Work on the transmission line is scheduled for completion in mid-2023, with the substations at either end of the transmission line expected to be completed in the second half of 2023. Sale of electricity can start thereafter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"aq\">Tlou&#8217;s Managing Director, Mr\u00a0Tony Gilby\u00a0commented,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"cd\">&#8220;It is great to have the transmission line work underway in the field. Our team will be very busy onsite over the coming months and I look forward to seeing the project develop.<\/span><span class=\"cd\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cl\"><span class=\"cd\">We are firmly on track to becoming a regional power producer in a market with a huge power demand and at a time where worldwide demand for gas and cleaner energy is growing significantly.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction activities for the transmission line to connect the Lesedi Power Project) to the Botswana power grid have commenced. \u00a0Zismo Engineering have completed their preliminary work and bush clearing of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-construction-of-the-lesedi-power-project-commences\/\" 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":[7442,7445,11],"tags":[342,8102,9123,2065,6091,10504],"class_list":["post-12279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-southern-africa","category-top-news","tag-botswana","tag-hydrogen","tag-lesedi","tag-power","tag-tlou-energy","tag-zismo","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-3c3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11769,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/botswana-tlou-energy-awarded-10mw-generation-license\/","url_meta":{"origin":12279,"position":0},"title":"BOTSWANA: Tlou Energy Awarded 10MW Generation License","author":"","date":"February 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Transmission Line Tlou is pleased to announce that work is set to commence on the transmission line and substations to\u00a0connect the Lesedi power project to the electricity grid. 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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. 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Key Points: Pre-qualification tender documents prepared Tender advertised and documents available online Transmission line detailed design update The Company has engaged Mott MacDonald engineering consultants to work on the\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":10005,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/tlou-energy-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":12279,"position":4},"title":"BOTSWANA: Tlou Energy Provides Update on Funding for Development of the Lesedi power project","author":"","date":"March 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Key points \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Funding discussions have progressed with a key funding partner \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010MW tender consultations have commenced\u00a0 Tlou Energy\u00a0has been working with a number of parties to secure funding for the Lesedi project. 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