Morupule B coal power plant Units 5-6 (300MW)

Overview:

• Morupule B coal power plant Units 5-6 (300MW).
• The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has undertaken a project to expand the existing Morupule B power station.
• Morupule B was initially planned as a 600MW  power station consisting of four 150MW units.
• In 2014 it was announced that BPC was looking to add an additional two units (Units 5 and 6) with a combined capacity of 300MW to the existing plant. This expansion had originally been planned as a separate plant called Morupule C.
• The project is adjacent to the existing Morupule A power plant.
• Marubeni Corporation and Posco Energy are developing the project and have signed a 30-year PPA.
• The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Mizuho Bank, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation are providing $600 million of the projects cost.

Sam Duke - Editor