Gov�t invests P2.4bn in North West power project

Power to the people: BPC, government and contractors at a signing ceremony for the North West power project held in Gaborone recently PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Power to the people: BPC, government and contractors at a signing ceremony for the North West power project held in Gaborone recently PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Government through Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is investing about P2.4 billion on infrastructure to connect the northwest part of the country to the national electricity grid.

Addressing the media recently, the Corporation’s chief executive officer (CEO) Dr. Stefan Schwarzfischer said the construction of the North West Transmission Grid (NWTG) would play an economic role in exporting power from Botswana to the SADC region through Southern African Power Pool market.

“The completion of the project will open opportunity to reduce dependency on power imports from Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia as we shall have our own infrastructure to meet the local demand for electricity,” Schwarzfischer said at the signing ceremony between BPC and the contractors.

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