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Clean energy push could threaten Tshele Hills’ funding

Securing supply: The Tshele Hills project will boost fuel security. Funds were previously provided through the National Petroleum Fund which was subsequently embroiled in a multi-million Pula fraud saga PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Securing supply: The Tshele Hills project will boost fuel security. Funds were previously provided through the National Petroleum Fund which was subsequently embroiled in a multi-million Pula fraud saga PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

FRANCISTOWN: The much-anticipated Tshele Hills fuel storage project might face funding challenges, according to an official from the Department of Energy.

The 171 million-litres Tshele Hills storage project aims to increase the country’s strategic oil reserves from the current 18 to 60 days of supply without additional inflows of fuel.

The long-delayed project is among a group of investments at the top of government’s renewed push for Public Private Partnerships (PPP).

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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