BOTSWANA-FRANCISTOWN-SOLAR STREET LIGHTS

BOTSWANA-FRANCISTOWN-SOLAR STREET LIGHTS

(230716) -- FRANCISTOWN, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows solar-powered street lamps in Francistown, Botswana. Francistown, Botswana's second-largest city is busy installing solar-powered lights that will illuminate its streets to cut costs and fight crime. A total of 100 solar LED lamps have been ordered from China for replacement by the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), Botswana's sole electricity utility, as Francistown transit from the national grid to solar installation, said Godisang Radisigo, the mayor of Francistown City Council (FCC), in a recent interview with Xinhua. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana's second largest city turns to solar streetlights to cut costs and fight crime" (Photo by Shingirai Madondo/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-FRANCISTOWN-SOLAR STREET LIGHTS

BOTSWANA-FRANCISTOWN-SOLAR STREET LIGHTS

(230716) -- FRANCISTOWN, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mayor of Francistown City Council Godisang Radisigo addresses the residents about the city's transition to solar-powered street lights to increase illumination, in Francistown, Botswana, on June 29, 2023. Francistown, Botswana's second-largest city is busy installing solar-powered lights that will illuminate its streets to cut costs and fight crime. A total of 100 solar LED lamps have been ordered from China for replacement by the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), Botswana's sole electricity utility, as Francistown transit from the national grid to solar installation, said Godisang Radisigo, the mayor of Francistown City Council (FCC), in a recent interview with Xinhua. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana's second largest city turns to solar streetlights to cut costs and fight crime" (Photo by Shingirai Madondo/Xinhua)