Morupule B breaks down again

Thursday, October 09, 2014

South Africa’s Eskom has once again come to the rescue of Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) with additional power supply as three of Morupule B Power Station’s four units have reportedly broken down.

Sporadic load shedding has already been felt in Gaborone, with some consumers saying they experienced power cuts of up to four hours on Monday and Tuesday.

While by the time of going to press yesterday evening, BPC spokesperson Spencer Moreri had not responded to enquiries sent to him on Tuesday morning, sources at the power utility told Mmegi Business that only a single 150MW unit was fully operational.

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Morupule B breaks down again

South Africa’s Eskom has once again come to the rescue of Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) with additional power supply as three of Morupule B Power Station’s four units have reportedly broken down.