Botswana: BPC in talks to sell Morupule B


Issue 334 - 10 Nov 2016 | 3 minute read

A source close to the government has confirmed to African Energy that Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is in talks with China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC) over the sale of its disastrous 600MW Morupule B coal power plant. CNEEC was the original contractor for the project, which has been operating at a fraction of its installed capacity since coming online in 2014. The Chinse company was plagued by accidents and technical challenges during construction before eventually having its contract terminated. Since then poor operations and maintenance have compounded problems at the plant.

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