Morupule B sputters back to life

Generation activities at the troubled Morupule B power fired back on Wednesday with the resumption of Unit 4, following a weeklong shutdown caused by technical faults on key components. Unit 1, the other affected generation module, is on track to be resuscitated this Sunday. Units 2 and 3, however, are still under repair since being taken off line last year.

On Wednesday, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) spokesperson, Oarabile Setlhabi, told BusinessWeek that Unit 1 had been fired up in line with the amended schedule made public last week. He said the 150-megawatt (MW) unit would take 14 hours to begin generation electricity.

“We are hoping that Unit 1 will generate the gross 150 MW if all things go accordingly,” he said.

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