BPC deal with Zimbabwe almost complete - PHK

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Botswana will soon be receiving 40 MW from Zimbabwe to boost its supplies following cabinet's approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be signed between the two countries.

Cabinet's approval paves way for Botswana to invest US$8 million for the resuscitation of the Bulawayo Thermal Power Station, which has been mothballed for close to 10 years due to financial constraints.

In an interview with Business Week on the sidelines of the seventh Botswana Resource Conference held in Gaborone this week, Minerals, Energy and Water Resources minister Ponatshego Kedikilwe said cabinet has approved the intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and it should be signed within the next two weeks.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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