Electricity Tariff Increase Was Unavoidable, Moagi Explains
Monday, March 30, 2020
News on Wednesday that electricity tariffs would go up on April 1, was greeted with outrage by consumers, who said the increment was ill-timed as households and the general economy reel under the impact of the Coronavirus.
Briefing journalists on Thursday, Moagi explained that non-cost reflective local electricity tariffs set against high import power costs were weighing on the Corporation. Local tariffs are approximately six US cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16 US cents in countries like Namibia.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...