Francistown oil storage facility to cost P600m
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Addressing the 14th edition of the Botswana Resource Sector conference in Gaborone this week, the Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Sadique Kebonang said BOL is working on the funding model for the Francistown facility whose construction will be followed by another facility in Gantsi.
“We are currently working on the funding models for the infrastructure with the Francistown one estimated to cost about P600 million. There are also plans to build a pipeline from South Africa to Botswana. All these are opportunities for banks to fund these projects,” he told delegates.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...