Botswana LNG Terminal

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Botswana LNG Terminal, also known as Serowe CBM Project, is an LNG export terminal in Botswana with units that are proposed.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Phase 1	Serowe, Central District, Botswana	-22.246252, 26.195279 (approximate)
Phase 2	Serowe, Central District, Botswana	-22.246252, 26.195279 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Phase 1	export	proposed	0.07 mtpa	0.36 mtpa	False	–
Phase 2	export	proposed	0.29 mtpa	0.36 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Phase 1	export	–	–
Phase 2	export	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Phase 1	export	proposed	2023	–	–	–	–
Phase 2	export	proposed	2023	–	–	–	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Phase 1	export	proposed	Botala Energy Ltd. [100%]	small shareholder(s) [59.4%]; natural person(s) [24.6%]; Pure Hydrogen Corp Ltd [16.0%]	Botala Energy Ltd.
Phase 2	export	proposed	Botala Energy Ltd. [100%]	small shareholder(s) [59.4%]; natural person(s) [24.6%]; Pure Hydrogen Corp Ltd [16.0%]	Botala Energy Ltd.

Background

In September 2023, Australian-owned Botala Energy began its Project Pitse pilot project, drilling four wells to test gas flow rates and production feasibility.

The feasibility studies were complete in September 2024 with positive results - including the potential to produce LNG.

In January 2025, Botala Energy signed a long-term LNG supply agreement with FFS Refiners to help address the South Africa gas crisis.

In March 2025, the project secured its final regulatory approval needed to transition to commercial production, having received exclusive rights to develop and produce within the Mining License for 10 years. All environmental and planning approvals had been approved prior.

Also in March 2025, Botala signed a binding letter of intent for a gas offtake agreement with South Africa's SCAW. SCAW will purchase up to 3.5 PJ/a of LNG in Phase 1, with an option to expand to 4.7 PJ/a in total. First LNG supply is targeted for 2027/2028.

In March 2026, Botala spudded its first commercial CBM production well, Serowe-3.5B, the centrepiece of the Pitse pilot program. As of early 2026 the company targeted a final investment decision in the second half of 2026, with first LNG delivery anticipated in 2027. The government-owned Minerals Development Company Botswana has proposed an equity investment (increased to BWP35 million, about a 15% stake plus a 1% royalty on future LNG production).

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