Morupule Thermal Power Station

Morupule Thermal Power Station
Morupule Thermal Power Station
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CountryBotswana
LocationPalapye
Coordinates22°31′12″S 27°02′12″E / 22.52000°S 27.03667°E / -22.52000; 27.03667
StatusOperational
Construction beganMorupule A: 1982
Morupule B: 2010
Commission dateMorupule A: 1989
Morupule B: 2014
OwnerBotswana Power Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operationalMorupule A: 4 × 33 MW
Morupule B: 4 x 150 MW
Nameplate capacityMorupule A: 132 MW
Morupule B: 600 MW

Morupule Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired power station in Botswana. It is responsible for an estimated 80 percent of the country's domestic power generation.[1]

  1. ^ United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (2006). "Morupule Power Station Generation Expansion Project Palapye, Botswana" (PDF). New York City: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Retrieved 29 July 2020.