NO MORE LOADSHEDDING

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has put an end to the recent load shedding that the country has been experiencing in the last few weeks since its last loadshedding in 2015.

The BPC spokesperson Dineo Seleke mentioned that the internal generation from the Morupule A and B amounted to 290 megawatts (MW), while the emergency diesel plants were providing 135MW.

The figures seen by publisher Mmegi, plant availability at Morupule B improved to 67% between April and June this year, from 31% in the corresponding period last year. Combined with power from plant A, the 132MW Morupule A Power Station, Morupule B took the country through winter, where national demand peaked at around 600MW, compared to an off-peak of about 370MW

“The current power supply secured is adequate to meet demand. “The corporation is working towards the restoration of another unit at Morupule B by November 19 which will generate 150MW. “With this additional generation capacity, the electricity supply would be secure.”

However, on Friday, BPC CEO, David Kgoboko told Gabz FM that 80MW had been secured from Mozambique.