AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEnergy & Environment Policy: Botswana’s BERA has temporarily shut down several non-compliant filling stations after inspections found environmental protection failures, missing/non-functional oil-water separators, weak fire protection, no leak monitoring wells, and staff training gaps—operators named include Engen (Tlokweng), TotalEnergies (Metlojane), a Cooperative Society station (Goodhope), and Shell sites in Sikwane and Lobatse. Clean Power Push: Botswana is set to build its first large-scale solar plant—the 100MW Tati Solar Project—after securing $100m financing, targeting commercial operation in 2027 and selling power into the Southern Africa Power Pool. Wildlife & Conservation: Natural Selection opened Nkasa Linyanti, an unfenced under-canvas camp in Namibia’s Zambezi wetlands within Nkasa Rupara National Park, aimed at supporting wildlife recovery and protecting an elephant corridor linking Angola, Namibia and Botswana. Climate & Land Degradation: A World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought report highlights “continental drying,” warning that freshwater losses are shrinking rivers, lakes and dams worldwide. Regional Trade & Growth: Botswana reiterated its push for greater intra-African trade at a Botswana–Lesotho business forum, stressing partnerships that can ease commodity shortages and support investment.
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