BPC posts P114m �artificial� profit

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The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) posted a profit of P114.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2014, buoyed by a P1.49 billion government bailout.

The bailout was needed to plug the gap between the cost at which the utility sources electricity and the price at which it sells it.

During the period, the BPC was incurring an average loss of 49 thebe per unit of power sold, up from 28 thebe in 2011.

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