Botswana should make its own way on coal

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

What we mine and how we generate power has become a global topic. But while it’s easy to lecture from the comfort of Europe or America, GEOFF HILL says the problem in Africa is different.

Is Botswana on the wrong side of climate change by digging new coal mines and using the stuff to make electricity?

A mine at Morupule, 240 kilometres north-east of Gaborone, provides coal to a nearby power station that generates 80 per cent of the country’s output.

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