Power imports decrease due to Eskom shortages
Friday, July 10, 2015
According to figures released by Statistics Botswana (SB) yesterday, the volume of imported electricity amounted to 451,092 Megawatt-Hour (MWH), when compared to 616,206MWH recorded during the first quarter of 2014.
The shortages led the BPC to implement demand side management programmes, which included load control measures and loadshedding.
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