Orapa power Station set for grand launch :: Mmegi Online

Following nearly a year and a half of frenetic construction and close to a billion Pula invested, the key Orapa 90 megawatt power station is due to be officially commissioned this week.

After several false starts and last-minute technical fine-tuning, the much-anticipated plant is due to be unveiled by Acting Vice President and Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Minister, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, on Thursday.

The power station's launch is timely, coming as it does at the beginning of winter, when national peak power demand is expected to easily and regularly top the current 500 megawatts (MW). On Friday, Debswana officials revealed that at Thursday's launch, the power station would be handed over to the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), which will operate and maintain the P850-million diesel and gas-powered turbine facility.

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Orapa power Station set for grand launch

Following nearly a year and a half of frenetic construction and close to a billion Pula invested, the key Orapa 90 megawatt power station is due to be officially commissioned this week.

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