Author: Margaret Sengwaketse / Topic: Diversification

Author:: Margaret Sengwaketse
Publication Date:: 07-2014
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis
Abstract:: The paper assesses the prospects and challenges of coal-fired power exports in Botswana. Specifically, the study analyses how supply factors, that is, resource availability; environmental concerns; infrastructure and technology as well as demand factors are likely to affect the development of thermal power exports in Botswana. The study concludes that coal resources are sufficient to support exports of thermal power and that technology on coal-fired power plants is available, reliable and mature. However, environmental concerns associated with coal-fired power generation; the high costs of construction and maintenance of power plants; regional demand factors, including the increasing competition from renewable sources of energy are major factors in the feasibility of the development of coal-fired electricity exports in Botswana.
Topic:: Development, Environment, Science and Technology, Infrastructure, Diversification, Exports, and Electricity
Political Geography:: Africa and Botswana

Author:: Margaret Sengwaketse
Publication Date:: 06-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis
Abstract:: This policy brief focuses on the role of infrastructure and, in particular, the cost of utilities and their impact on export growth and diversification. The availability of and access to infrastructure s an essential prerequisite for the competitiveness of firms and countries in world markets. Inadequate access--in terms of cost and availability--to water, power supplies and telecommunications make it difficult for firms to operate efficiently.
Topic:: Infrastructure, Diversification, Exports, and Utilities
Political Geography:: Africa and Botswana

Author:: Margaret Sengwaketse
Publication Date:: 04-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis
Abstract:: This policy brief focuses on customs and border procedures in Botswana and their role on export diversification initiatives. Customs is at the centre of trade facilitation because it is where the majority of administrative and procedural requirements involved in the movement of goods are and where the highest potential gains in trade facilitation are to be found. The policy brief is based on the findings of the 2005 BIDPA and World Bank study entitled "Diversifying Botswana's Exports: An Overview."
Topic:: Economy, Borders, Diversification, Exports, Trade, and Customs
Political Geography:: Africa and Botswana

Author:: Margaret Sengwaketse
Publication Date:: 06-2007
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis
Abstract:: This brief reviews the contribution that transportation makes to trade facilitation in Botswana. As a landlocked, export-driven economy, efficient transport and transit procedures are important to support competitiveness and export growth. Transport costs are particularly important to landlocked countries, where the additional distances to be covered can increase product prices, undermine the competitiveness of exports, and generally make it more difficult to compete in international markets. The policy brief draws from the findings of the 2005 BIDPA and World Bank study entitled "Diversifying Botswana's Exports: An Overview," as well as other relevant studies.
Topic:: Markets, Diversification, Trade, Transportation, and Customs
Political Geography:: Africa and Botswana

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