Morupule B delays drag budget into deficit

This is as a result of an unbudgeted P1.2 billion government outlay to the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) for emergency power procurement, following the delay in generation of electricity from Morupule B Power Station.

 The P11 billion Morupule B Power Station was initially supposed to start generating power at the beginning of 2012 but was delayed for about a year forcing BPC to seek emergency power from Eskom as well as from the country’s two diesel-fuelled two power peaking plants.