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The water levels at Mohembo station are rising and compared to last year the water levels are higher if peaking the same dates. The hydro graphs below shows the discharge situation at Mohembo.
The water level and discharge at Mohembo for February 1, 2010 was 2.786m and 588.543 cubic metres per sec respectively while in February 1, 2009 the water level and discharge was 2.080m and 380.429 cub Read more...
FRANCISTOWN - The emergency diesel generation power plant established at Matsiloje in North East District will help in alleviating power shortage problem, which the country is experiencing. Read more...
The Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, in partnership with Stakeholders is mandated to provide reliable, adequate and good quality water throughout Botswana. Informed by this responsibility, the Ministry's Department of Water Affairs has constructed a number of Dams throughout the country - the main purpose of this gesture being to ensure reliable domestic water supply to all villag Read more...
The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Honourable Dr. P.H.K. Kedikilwe and Zimbabwe's Minister of Energy and Power Development, Honourable Engineer Mudzuri met in Francistown on the 2nd October 2009 to discuss how the two countries could foster closer cooperation in the Energy sector.
The Ministers' meeting was a follow up to their previous meeting in Maputo, Mozambique in April Read more...
Tuesday, 01 Sep 2009
The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Dr Ponatshego Kedikilwe is in Cape Town, South Africa for a meeting with the Honourable Barbara Hogan, Minister of Public Enterprises on the Mmamabula Energy Project (MEP).
Hon Hogan assumed office in early May 2009 after the South African elections. She is responsible for parastatals and enterprises in which the South African Government has Read more...
Thursday, 13 Aug 2009
Botswana Power Corporation, a parastatals under the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources commemorated half - way completion of the 100 Villages Electrification Project in Tlhareseleele on the 14th August 2009.
The project that commenced on the 13th September 2007 at Gakuto in the Kweneng District cost slightly over half a billion Pula and is financed by loans from two Swedish Banks Read more...
Over the last decade, Botswana has undergone a substantial increase in population and standard of living. Recognizing that many of its existing policies and organizational structures for the water and sanitation sector may no longer meet the needs of its current citizens, the government undertook a review of its water and sanitation master plan. That review, completed in 2006, made many recommenda Read more...