Botswana's mining company to scale up use of solar energy in 2024


GABORONE, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Debswana Diamond Company, Botswana's leading diamond mining company, has started using solar energy in the mining operations and will scale up its use next year as the country is moving toward clean energy, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said Monday.

Masisi made this revelation while addressing the 2023 Natural Diamond Summit in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, which was held under the theme "Sustainability -- People, Product and Planet."

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