BPC signs contract to expand Matshelagabedi plant

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has signed a contract with APR Energy to expand the capacity of Matshelagabedi diesel power plant from 70MW to 105MW.

In a statement released yesterday, APR said that it would provide 35MW of new power generation for a two-year term.

“APR Energy will install and operate the fast-track, turnkey power plant adjacent to BPC’s existing 70MW generating facility outside of Francistown. “APR Energy expects to commission the plant in the third quarter of 2015,” reads the statement.

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