Expansion of Matshelagabedi plant complete

The Botswana Power Corporation’s (BPC) Matshelagabedi Diesel Power Plant is expected to help stabilise electricity supply following the completion of a project to install an extra 35MW at the station.

The plant will add generation capacity to improve BPC’s ability to provide reliable power to domestic and industrial customers.

Currently the country has a peak demand of around 600MW that is being met by 260MW from Morupule B, 90MW from Orapa diesel plant and 120MW in both firm and non-firm imports.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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