This report, which covers the period from 2015 to 2016, is the second energy accounts report for Botswana. It contains coal and electricity accounts, with a focus on Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA). The report also presents some conclusions from the data analysis, including:
- Local electricity generation decreased by 7.5 percent compared to the previous year 2014/15.
- Given the current insignificant contribution of renewables to the electricity supply and energy mix, Botswana’s aspiration to increase the contribution of renewables to the energy mix to 15 percent by 2030 in line with SDG 7.2 will call for radical strategies.
- Compared to previous years, imports increased by 11.5 percent in 2015/16 due to operational problems, leaving the country with no option but to increase the imports.
- Total electricity consumption gradually increased from 2010/11 to 2014/15, although a slight decrease of 1.3 percent was realised during 2015/16.
- Compared to 2014/15 consumption levels, the mining sector increasing by 4.9 percent and households by 1.5 percent. Therefore, energy saving measures should be targeted to these two sectors.
- Looking at 2015/16 Energy Intensity for all sectors, the construction sector had the lowest (2.61 MWh/BWP) and the water and electricity sector had the highest (114.41MWh/BWP). This means that to produce the same amount of output, the water and electricity sector required 43.8 times more energy than the construction sector.
- The mining sector’s share of electricity use was higher than its share in value added, while the share of electricity use by other sectors like manufacturing and services were lower than their respective shares in value added. Therefore, energy measures should be directed to the mining sector and there should be concerted efforts to diversify the manufacturing and services sectors.
- The level of CO2 emissions declined by 14.8 percent during 2015/16 compared to 2014/15 due to the decrease in local electricity production. To address CO2 emissions, the country will have to consider the use of green energy, especially in electricity generation.