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BPC eases power cuts but future still unclear

BPC workers working on electricity
BPC workers working on electricity

Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has halted load shedding across the country, bringing relief to businesses and homes that have endured dark cold evenings for the past weeks due to failures of Morupule B power plant.

The decision follows the recovery of some units at the Morupule B Power Station, which has helped to stabilise grid supply.

In a memo issued by the corporation, BPC executives communicated that power generation had normalised thanks to improvement in power supply and negotiation of power supply from South Africa. “This positive development follows the successful synchronisation of the third of four generation units at Morupule B Power Station (MBPS), significantly increasing local generation capacity to 390MW and enhancing the overall power supply situation,” executives shared.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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