BPC looks to Mozambique for supplies :: Mmegi Online

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is in talks with EDM, a major Mozambican power utility for the supply of up to 80 megawatts on a firm basis - definite supply - as part of a plan to cover the country’s short-term needs, Mmegi Business has learnt. Yesterday, BPC CEO, Jacob Raleru said officials from state-owned EDM are due in Botswana next week for further talks on supplying the domestic economy with firm power. The Mozambican power company has occasionally been supplying Botswana with up to 50MW on a non-firm basis, meaning it is made available when that country’s demand allows.

The BPC is also in discussions with Zambia’s national power company, ZESCO, for further supplies although it does not expect these to evolve from their current non-firm to firm. The local utility occasionally receives up to 50MW from Zambia.

“We are talking to EDM because they have a project where they expect to be able to give us firm supplies of up to 80MW,” he told journalists. “With ZESCO we don’t expect the contract to be firm but the talks are to simply formalise and support what we are already receiving.”

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