Total blackout at Morupule B

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

All four units at the 600MW Morupule B Power plant have broken down. This has placed the country in a precarious position of relying on imports for 100 percent of its electricity needs.

Two units broke down in September while the other two failed early this month. Constructed by Chinese company CNEEC, the plant was supposed to be fully operational by October 2012 but has been plagued by regular boiler failures in the past two years leading to widespread power cuts.

Addressing the media in Gaborone yesterday Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila revealed the risky position that the country had been exposed to but was hopeful load shedding would be minimised due to available excess power currently available for import in the region.

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