Frost & Sullivan: Significant Infrastructure Growth Expected for Botswana over the Next Decade

Frost & Sullivan: Significant Infrastructure Growth Expected for Botswana over the Next Decade PR Newswire CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 5, 2012 - Transport and energy & power segments to expand the fastest CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The need to diversify Botswana's economy and expansion of the mining sector will drive infrastructure development in the country. As a result, the transport and energy & power sectors are expected to see the most growth over the next decade. As the majority of projects are financed by the government, and the country is heavily reliant on revenues from the diamond mining industry, the economic recession continues to be the greatest restraint for infrastructure development. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.environmental.frost.com), African Infrastructure Tracker: Botswana's Infrastructure Sector, finds that there will be significant growth in the transport and energy & power infrastructure sectors in Botswana. This is as a result of the government's aim to expand the mining industry and stimulate economic growth by diversifying the economy. "The discovery of considerable coal reserves is one of the greatest drivers for the development of improved transport infrastructure, and capacity building in the energy & power sector.