Botswana Power Corporation (BPC)’s application to hike tarrifs by 46 percent has met stiff resistance from business groups and other consumers. They argue that a proposed 46% average electricity tariff increase would punish consumers for failures the utility itself has yet to fix.
The application, submitted by BPC for the 2026/27 financial year, would lift the weighted average tariff from P1.56 to P2.28 per kilowatt hour and eliminate government subsidies altogether. Stakeholders say the plan risks turning electricity pricing into a blunt instrument for cost recovery rather than a lever for reform.
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