Four units back on stream at Morupule B
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Two more units are running at the power plant
Speaking at the Capital Resource sector conference in Gaborone yesterday, Minister of Minerals Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila said the problematic boilers at the Chinese-built power station would constantly undergo repairs over the next 10 months to attain short-term reliable supply.
“I can guarantee you that for the next two days that you will be in Botswana, there would be no load shedding as all our four units are running,” he told local and international delegates who numbered over 300.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...