Orapa Power Station
Orapa Power Station
  Orapa Power Station Orapa Power Station (Botswana) | ||
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| Country | Botswana | |
| Location | Orapa Central District | |
| Coordinates | 21°19′06″S 25°25′03″E / 21.31833°S 25.41750°E | |
| Status | Operational | |
| Commission date | 2011[1] | |
| Operator(s) | Botswana Power Corporation | |
| Thermal power station | ||
| Primary fuel | Natural Gas[2] | |
| Tertiary fuel | Diesel | |
| Power generation | ||
| Make and model | Annual net output N/A (Peaking power plant) | |
| External links | ||
| Website | http://www.bpc.bw | |
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The Orapa Power Station is a Peak load power generation plant located in the mining town of Orapa in northeastern Botswana in the Central District.[3] It is built within the Debswana Diamond Company Ltd Orapa diamond mine fenced leased area and owned by the Government of Botswana who mandated the Botswana Power Corporation to manage, operate and maintain the facility.
Background
The plant construction was initiated when Botswana started experiencing electricity supply challenges from year 2007 when demand for electricity in the country started exceeding the county's electricity generation capacity leading to forced periodic nationwide load shedding excises by the Botswana Power Corporation. The plant was a short term response to the mining industry electricity requirements[4] prior to the development of Mmamabula and Morupule B power stations.
The plant site is located next to an
Specifications
The plant consists of two 45MW
See also
References
- ^ Orapa Power Plant
- ^ Orapa Power Station Report
- ^ "Mmegi Online :: Orapa power plant to be finally launched". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Developers of Orapa's 90MW push for 60 % cost reduction
- ^ Kalahari Energy to convert diesel Orapa Power Plant to CBM operation
- ^ "BPC gets Orapa 90MW Power Station | Sunday Standard". www.sundaystandard.info. Retrieved 29 September 2018.