big scale cooking oil production line in botswana

   
big scale cooking oil production line in botswana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • big scale cooking oil production line in botswana
  • How much fuel does Botswana use a month?
  • As of 2019, Botswana had an average monthly fuel consumption of 100 million liters (Gamba 2019). Botswana Oil Limited, the state-owned company charged with the security of fuel supply and management of the Government¡¯s strategic fuel storage facilities, reported trading in a combined 87.3 million liters of fuel in the 2017/2018 year (BOL 2019).
  • How much coal does Botswana produce per month?
  • The mine produces up to 70,000¨C80,000 tons of clean, saleable coal per month. There are two operating coal mines in Botswana ¨C the state-owned Morupule Coal Mine and Minergy Inc.¡¯s Masama Coal Mine. The mine is estimated to produce up to 3.5 million tons per annum (Mtpa) (NSenergy 2020).
  • Can Botswana develop a thriving coal export market?
  • While this potential is still largely unexploited, there are concrete plans to develop a thriving coal export market (NDP 2020). The key type of recoverable natural gas reserves found in Botswana is the Coal Bed Methane (CBM), located mostly in the central Kalahari region.
  • Does Botswana have oil reserves?
  • While Botswana does not have any definitive oil reserves, the country has expanded oil exploration efforts. Licenses now allow for oil and gas exploration in the Okavango Delta. The company behind the project, ReconAfrica, has indicated the potential oil and gas deposits in a formation known as the Kavango Basin (Barbee and Neme 2021).
  • What petroleum products does Botswana import?
  • Botswana imports all its petroleum products, which include petrol, diesel, and illuminating paraffin. The fuel import bill amounted to P500-million (about US$50 million) every month, with the average basic fuel price (BFP) being P5,00 per liter (Gamba 2019). Botswana sources its petroleum products from South Africa.
  • What is Botswana's energy mix?
  • Botswana¡¯s energy mix consists of three primary energy sources ¨C the Morupule A & B coal-fired plants, which, based on their capacity factors, have a 360 MW capacity, the Orapa (90 MW) and Matshelagabedi (70 MW) diesel plants, and 150 MW imports (BPC 2020) (Fig. 3). No information was provided by the author.