Can Botswana avoid a load shedding problem?

(Pic: MONIRUL BHUIYAN/PRESS PHOTO) Although Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) denies it, Botswana could find it difficult to avoid a load shedding problem because of generation problems at South Africa’s Eskom which supplies 57.8 percent of Botswana’s imported electricity.

Will Eskom implement load shedding in Botswana?

But when Eskom implements load shedding, BPC has to reduce its uptake to below 150MW. The Electricity Generation Distribution Q2 of 2021 report from Statistics Botswana says generation of electricity in Botswana started in 1985 with a coal fired thermal power station at Morupule operating at 132 MWH capacity.

Did a 'grid disturbance' cause a power outage in Botswana?

A "grid disturbance" caused an outage of Botswana's power plants and also hit the transmission power line that connects Botswana to South Africa.

Will Botswana Power Corporation sell excess electricity to Eskom?

The Botswana Power Corporation (BCP) says that it wants to sell its excess electricity to South Africa’s embattled power utility Eskom. In an announcement, the BCP says that it has started engaging with Eskom to begin the exporting process.

What is the history of electricity generation in Botswana?

The Electricity Generation Distribution Q2 of 2021 report from Statistics Botswana says generation of electricity in Botswana started in 1985 with a coal fired thermal power station at Morupule operating at 132 MWH capacity. Before then, most of Botswana’s electricity was from Eskom.

Does Botswana get power from South Africa?

But Botswana does get some power from South Africa via Zimbabwe. Eskom's Matimba power station and the Spitskop substation in Limpopo relay power to Zimbabwe. Eskom has a contract to supply Zimbabwe with 100MW, and some of it is then exported to Botswana.