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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Dwindling electricity imports spark big hopes for the future<\/b><\/p>\n

Once considered a far-fetched fantasy, Botswana\u2019s dream of becoming self-sufficient in power generation continues to gather momentum.<\/p>\n

According to the latest figures from Statistics Botswana, electricity imports went down dramatically over the second quarter (July \u2013 September) of the financial year.<\/p>\n

In a \u2018power cut\u2019 of epic proportions, volumes of electricity dropped by a massive 65 percent from the 463, 171MWH imported in the same three-month period back in 2021.<\/p>\n

The 162, 340MWH imported this time around was also substantially less (55.8 percent) than the 367, 001MWH from the first quarter (April \u2013 June).<\/p>\n

The decrease is attributed to improved power generation locally, with production sparking up from 638, 501 MWH in the opening quarter to 937, 597 MWH in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Morupule Power Station produced for the lion\u2019s share, at 99.3 percent, while Matshelagabedi and Orapa Emergency power plants chipped in with 0.4 and 0.3 percent respectively.<\/p>\n

Eskom remains the main source of Botswana\u2019s imported electricity, accounting for 46.5 percent, with Southern African Power Pool a distant second at 32.7 percent.<\/p>\n

Cross border electricity markets, Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited and Nampower contributed 17.1, 1.9 and 1.8 percent between them.<\/p>\n

Whichever way you look at it, the numbers make for promising reading as Botswana slowly positions itself as a potential exporter of power to the Southern African region.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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