Power shortages threaten BCL Mine

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SELEBI-PHIKWE: An ominous mood has pervaded Selebi-Phikwe as fears of power shortages expected to interrupt production loom over the horizon, it emerged during a Media Day arranged by BCL Mine last Friday.

The General Manager of the mine Montwedi Mphathi said the mine "has to do something" to minimise the effects of the impending power shortages.

With electricity bills of up to P120 million per year, BCL Mine is one of Botswana's largest consumers of electricity. It uses 18 percent of BPC supply.

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