BPC sees power cuts easing by Thursday

Units at the 600MW Morupule B and the 120MW Morupule A tripped after midnight on Sunday and the Corporation is still investigating what it suspects to have been an issue on the Phokoje-Matimba transmission line. At the time of the fault, the two power stations were producing 505MW, versus demand of 390MW, which represents off-peak demand in the country.

Briefing journalists earlier today, BPC technical services manager, Tebogo Thakadu, told Mmegi that while under ordinary circumstances, problems in the transmission line would not lead to generation issues, there were exceptions.