North-West grid extension to create 8,000 jobs

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The P4.8 billion extension of the national grid to the North-West is expected to create up to 8,000 jobs in various sectors through the provision of electricity, Mmegi has learnt.

Speaking in Shakawe yesterday morning at the launch of the North-West Transmission Grid (NWTG) project, Botswana Power Corporation CEO, Stefan Schwarzfischer said jobs created would come from new entities starting up and existing ones expanding.

The first phase of the project is to run from January 2018 to December 2019, will involve 500-kilometre transmission lines and substations running from the 600MW Morupule B Power Station to Maun.

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North-West grid extension to create 8,000 jobs

The P4.8 billion extension of the national grid to the North-West is expected to create up to 8,000 jobs in various sectors through the provision of electricity, Mmegi has learnt.

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