P3 billion to plug the power supply/demand gap

Presenting the State of the Nation Address to the Second Session of the 10th Parliament, President Ian Khama said the various emergency energy supply interventions will cost Government more than P3 billion over the next three years.

"This considerable outlay is justified by the fact that doing nothing would cost our economy much more," he said. In a bid to plug the power supply/demand gap until when the new 600MW Morupule B Power Station is operational, the government has funded construction of two diesel power stations.