On Friday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, led officials in the ground breaking ceremony for the multi-billion pula Mmamabula coal project that will be built and operated by Jindal, laying foundations that will make Botswana energy sufficient.
The ground breaking ceremony comes after the Botswana government, through the state-owned power utility, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Independent Power Producer (IPP) Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. on 25 July 2023. The deal is expected to bolster the country’s power security and also supply the rest of Southern Africa which has struggled with power deficiency.
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