Developers of Orapa's 90MW push for 60 % cost reduction

At its commissioning in December, it is estimated that Government will spend P7, 000 per megawatt per month in fixed costs at Orapa, the lion's share of expenditure directed towards the 17, 000 litres of diesel per hour consumed by the two turbines.

The World Bank estimates that emergency power like the Orapa station will cost the local economy P29 billion in the next three years, due mainly to the high costs associated with the primary fuel being employed - diesel.