Southern African energy development company Tlou Energy said that, following a recent capital raising, it has the necessary funds in place to start construction on the transmission line for its Lesedi project. It added that the Botswana Department of Environmental Affairs had approved the environmental-impact statement (EIS) for its Boomslang project, which is adjacent to the Lesedi power project.
In the ramp-up to the next international climate conference, to be held in Scotland in November, President Cyril Ramaphosa has shared the sentiments of the international community in that the world needs to “dramatically scale up its efforts, raise its level of ambition and support developing countries with the means to implement climate actions”. While the cascading effect of climate change is “vital”, it does not affect only weather patterns, Ramaphosa says in his weekly letter to the nation, noting that it affects “nearly every aspect of our lives, from the food that is eaten, the water that is drunk, even impacting where people live”.