Morupule Power Station
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Morupule Power Station is a coal
-fired power station
near Palapye
, Botswana
. Run by the Botswana Power Corporation
(BPC), it comprises four 33 MW air-cooled units. It uses coal from the adjacent Morupule Colliery
and provides about 80% of the country's domestic power generation.
After a successful feasibility study in 2004, the BPC will be installing a further four 100 MW coal-fired air-cooled units.
The first units are expected to come on line in 2009, followed by the next two units in 2010, while further expansion for the power station is planned for between 2013 and 2020, depending on the level of base-load power demand.
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
-fired power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
near Palapye
Palapye
Palapye is a large town in Botswana, situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone . Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa's principal north–south rail and road routes...
, Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
. Run by the Botswana Power Corporation
Botswana Power Corporation
Botswana Power Corporation is a state owned company for electrical power generation, transmission and distribution in Botswana. It was established in 1970 and is currently the only electricity supplier in the country. BPC produced an estimated 1,052 GWh in 2007, while demand was estimated to...
(BPC), it comprises four 33 MW air-cooled units. It uses coal from the adjacent Morupule Colliery
Morupule Colliery
The Morupule Colliery is a coal mine located in Palapye, Botswana, and owned and operated by Debswana, a partnership between the government of Botswana and De Beers...
and provides about 80% of the country's domestic power generation.
After a successful feasibility study in 2004, the BPC will be installing a further four 100 MW coal-fired air-cooled units.
The first units are expected to come on line in 2009, followed by the next two units in 2010, while further expansion for the power station is planned for between 2013 and 2020, depending on the level of base-load power demand.