Blame-storm shakes Morupule B

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On Tuesday and barely two months into his new position, Jin Chunsheng, the president of the Chinese contractor at Morupule B, jetted into Gaborone for crisis talks with minerals, energy and water resources minister, Kitso Mokaila.

With the 600MW project nearly 18 months overdue, two of its units down with faults and the other two at only 80% capacity and government due to spend another P1.5 billion on the BPC’s maintenance and operational costs this year, the meeting was critically due.

Ahead of Mokaila’s meeting with Chunsheng, however, the minister hinted at the breakdown of the six-year relationship between government and the China National Electric Equipment Corporation (CNEEC) over Morupule B delays and costs.

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