BPC expects 20, 000 new connections after ambitious project

Speaking at an occasion to mark the final commissioning ceremony for the 100 Villages Electrification Project, an elated Kedikilwe said: "To this end, the government is working on securing an additional 300MW."

He said short and medium term measures to address the shortfall include a 70MW emergency power diesel plant which came into operation in January and a 90MW dual fuel facility at Orapa that is expected to be operational by December this year.