June 2024
By Katlego Baakile
katlego@hydrocon.org
Fast Facts
BPC ROOFTOP SOLAR PROGRAMME
This is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they add to the grid. It allows homeowners with solar panels to sell excess electricity back to the grid, reducing their overall energy costs.
How It Works:
1. Solar Energy Production:
– During the day, solar panels generate electricity when the sun is shining. This electricity powers the home first.
– If the solar panels produce more electricity than the home consumes, the excess energy is sent back to the grid.
2. Bidirectional Meter:
– Measures the flow of electricity to and from the home. When the home sends excess electricity to the grid, the meter runs backward, effectively reducing the amount of electricity the homeowner will be billed for.
– When the home consumes more electricity than the solar panels produce (e.g., at night), the home draws power from the grid, and the meter runs forward as usual.
3. Billing:
– At the end of the billing cycle, the utility company calculates the net energy used by the home. If the home produced more electricity than it consumed, the homeowner may receive a credit on their bill.
– These credits can often be carried over to future billing cycles, helping to offset costs when solar production is lower (e.g., during winter months or cloudy days).
Dam Levels
Dam Levels as of 10.06.2024
Dam |
Current Level (%)10.06.24 |
Last year’s level (%)10.06.23 |
Months of Supply without Inflow |
Dikgatlhong | 76.0 | 94.0 | 24 |
Molatedi | 37.2 | 65.0 | 46 |
Gaborone | 49.0 | 65.8 | 18 |
Letsibogo | 47.8 | 85.1 | 14 |
Thune | 54.3 | 74.1 | 39 |
Shashe | 66.5 | 88.9 | 18 |
Ntimbale | 83.7 | 90.4 | 15 |
Lotsane | 24.8 | 52.0 | 12 |
Bokaa | 50.2 | 85.3 | 8 |
Nnywane | 97.9 | 91.5 | 13 |
Total Dam Capacities
Source: Water Utilities Corporation
Projects
HDPE PROJECT
HDPE lining material, is employed in water storage solutions for both mining and industrial applications, is primarily used for storing adverse quality water. This includes:
– Storm water
– Wastewater
– Industrial process water
The lining materials are available in various thicknesses: 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm, and, for special orders, 3.0mm.
Hydrocon Green is in the process of completing its largest HDPE lining project to date, installing over 1 million square meters of HDPE in Northern Botswana.
Below are images of our Sales team visiting the installation site of this substantial HDPE deployment project.
Application: 3 layer lining for Tailings.
Products & Services
TUNNELS AND GREEN HOUSES
– Manufactured in Botswana
– Can be manufactured to customers specifications
– Can include additional ventilation
– Climate control pads
– Drainage.
Rainfall
Rainfall Prediction Guidance, Africa
Sand shade indicates indicate dry climatological mask.
White areas show where no one class is dominant: either all terciles are under 36%, or both A and B are over 36% .
Source: Climate Prediction Center (noaa.gov)
Hydrocon Green Maun Office
+267 6840259
John Wilson: john@hydrocon.org