Sale of Morupule B is security threat � BOFEPUSU

Last month it was reported that government had appointed a team to negotiate the proposed acquisition of the 600MW Morupule B power plant by a Chinese company, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC). The move to sell the plant came as a shock to many, including workers but government backed its decision saying it was stimulated by the current strategy to turn around BPC’s financial position with regard to reducing operating costs and establishing Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to relieve the corporation’s financial burden.

Speaking at a special congress held over the weekend in Tlokweng, the federation’s deputy secretary general, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa said the government’s decision was risky.