Botswana Oil to secure supply stability

The highly anticipated company is expected to achieve government’s broader economic objectives of ensuring security of fuel supply and facilitating active citizen involvement in the petroleum industry.

Speaking at the launch, President Ian Khama said, as a landlocked country Botswana needed to ensure a flawless flow of petroleum products.   He noted that two diamond mines of Orapa and Jwaneng consume about 1.3 million litres of diesel per month, adding that the emergency power supplies in Orapa comprising of two 45 MW open cycle gas turbines consume an average of 22,000 litres of diesel per hour at full capacity.