Botswana hit by blackout earlier on Monday | Business

According to a statement from the Botswana Power Corporation , a"grid disturbance" caused an outage of both Morupule A and B power plants, which supply almost all of the country's electricity. This caused a"countrywide blackout", according to the BPC.Botswana was exporting 60MW of power at the time. Last year,. However, the country also still imports electricity from Zambia and South Africa amid performance problems at Morupule.

In a statement shared on social media, the BPC said that the Morupule power plants, near Palapye in the centre of the country, are currently being restarted. Load shedding has been implemented.The country has a large coal reserve and almost all its electricity comes from coal-fired power stations.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features.

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