Botswana has planned to export its off-peak surplus electricity to South Africa, said a statement by Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).
For the past three months, Morupule A and B Power Plants were in full operation dispatching an average of 580 MW to the national grid daily, which has been meeting local energy needs during off-peak hours, said the statement.
In an interview with Radio Botswana in Gaborone, Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Moagi stated that the national grid requires an average of 365 MW daily during off-peak hours and 580 MW during peak demand.”Therefore we will be able to export excess power to South Africa,” Lefoko said.
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