Morupule�s P8bn expansion set to be aborted

From earlier this year, the government and the two firms, Marubeni and Posco Energy, have been engaged in a bitter dispute over the pre-conditions for the US$800 million expansion of the power station. The Asian joint venture won the contract to expand Morupule B by a further 300MW in December 2015.

Under the contract, the Asian firms were due to independently fund the construction of the project, known as Unit 5 & 6, and recoup their investment from a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).