SWECO chosen to electrify 100 villages in Botswana

SWECO chosen to electrify 100 villages in Botswana

SWECO has been selected by Botswana Power Corporation to assist in the
large-scale expansion of the country's power distribution system. The contract
is worth over EUR 2.1 million.

”At the moment, we are carrying out a number of similar assignments in Africa,
where rural electrification is contributing to improved quality of life, social
development and the creation of new jobs,” says Anders Ståhl, Overseas Manager,
at SWECO Energuide. 

SWECO will study electric power needs in the 100 villages and propose a suitable
route alignment for the power grid. SWECO will also support Botswana Power
Corporation in the actual extension of the sub-transmission lines. The goal is
to build a robust and reliable system to which both commercial and domestic
users can connect. The grid expansion project is being funded by loans from
Nordea and the Nordic Investment Bank.

Botswana is one of the African countries where rural electrification is moving
forward most quickly. Aside from the assignment in which SWECO is involved, an
effort has been launched to provide an additional 50 villages with power. The
assignment is part of a larger development project spearheaded by the Government
of Botswana. 


For more information contact:
Anders Ståhl, Overseas Manager at SWECO Energuide, +46 (0) 734-12 60 57,
anders.stahl@sweco.se

SWECO is the Nordic region's leading provider of consulting services with
combined expertise in engineering, environmental technology and architecture.
SWECO has around 4,900 employees in ten countries and recorded annual sales of
around SEK 3.9 billion in 2006. The company has projects currently underway in
some 75 countries worldwide. The SWECO share is quoted on the Stockholm Stock
Exchange. SWECO is a member of OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

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