CA intervenes in anti-competitive BPC deal

Mourupule B. PIC THALEFANG CHARLES
Mourupule B. PIC THALEFANG CHARLES

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has cancelled an exclusive agreement with PPC Botswana for the supply of fly ash to the cement company following intervention from the Competition Authority (CA).

Fly ash is one of the residues generated by coal combustion and is used as an additive in the cement manufacturing process.

According to a CA statement, the cancellation came after a market inquiry that was conducted under the auspices of the African Competition Forum, where they found out that the fly ash at Morupule Power Station was exclusively supplied to PPC, making it difficult for other players to source it.

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