Name and Location
Project Tsosoloso coal-to-liquid (CTL) plant, Botswana.

Client
The project is being executed through a Coal Petroleum Hong Kong subsidiary vehicle.

The project is owned and funded by Coal Petroleum and Kumvest, which are private and unlisted companies in Botswana and South Africa respectively.

Technical partners supporting the project include Holland & Hausberger and several specialist technology vendors.

Project Description
The project involves the development of a 20 000 bbl/d CTL cogeneration and fertiliser project, in the Dumela Industrial Area, in Francistown, in the North East district.

It is expected to deliver up to 304 MW of power to the Botswana national grid.

The intention is to ultimately scale the facility to a capacity of 50 000 bbl/d.

Value
The project will entail an investment of about $4.2-billion.

Duration
The project will be undertaken in three phases until 2020.

Latest Developments
Development of the project started in October.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Kumvest, tel +27 10 003 7505 or fax +27 11 642 6011.
Holland & Hausberger, Dr Brendon Hausberger, email tsosoloso@dual-h.com.