At the starting of this year, Tlou Energy received a RFP from Botswana’s Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security for the development of CBM fuelled pilot power plants.
The proposal is said to help Tlou to establish a new market for its independently-certified gas reserves and significant contingent gas resources of ~3.2 trillion cubic feet (3C).
The submission to the RFP will be evaluated based on conditions such as eligibility, technical and funding criteria
Tlou submission defined a staged development starting with up to 10MW of generation, in addition to project feasibility, proposed field development, installation of power generation facilities and distribution of power into the grid in Botswana.
After the completion of initial development, the gas field will be linked to the regional grid, helping to offer power across the southern African region through the Southern African power pool.
The company’s renewal applications for five prospecting licences of Mamba project have been approved up to 30 June 2019.
Mamba project includes five CBM prospecting licences with an area of around 4,500km² in Botswana.
Tlou Energy managing director Tony Gilby said: "Preparation and submission of documentation for the response to the government's request has been a mammoth task, taking many months to complete.
"The submission has described Tlou's planned project in detail as well as outlining the benefits the project can bring to Botswana both directly and indirectly.
"With CBM gas reserves, from which we are currently generating power in the field, upstream environmental approval and a mining licence in place, I believe Tlou is well placed, as the leading CBM company in the country, to be able to deliver the project outlined in the submission and I look forward to working with the Government to make it happen."
