Power Supply To Remain Under Stress

Morupule presently contributes only 120 Megawatts (MW) of the 500 MW electricity the country consumes, with 350 MW being sourced from South Africa. The electricity supply from the former will be reduced to 250 MW this December.  The station is expected to boost the country's electricity supply with 600MW of power in 2012,expected to double with the completion of the second phase whose date is not yet set.

"The provision of electricity will remain under stress until the ongoing Phase One expansion of Morupule Power Station is completed in 2012," President Ian Khama said on Friday during his State of the Nation  addressing.