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Botswana secures mega deal to revamp Morupule plants

President Boko and other dignitaries at the press Conference
President Boko and other dignitaries at the press Conference

After years of blackouts, boiler explosions, and expensive electricity imports, Botswana’s troubled Morupule power complex is set for an investment turnaround.

President Duma Boko has announced that the government has secured a multi-billion pula deal with a consortium of global investors to rehabilitate Morupule B, extend Morupule A’s life by 15 years, and put the country on the path to energy self-sufficiency.

Addressing a presser on Thursday, Boko said the government would, later in the day, sign an agreement with multibillion-dollar investors who will inject capital and new technology into the national power system.

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