and because there is so much coal in Palapye, the government decided a few years ago to build THE ONLY electricity plant of Botswana in Palapye. It was supposed to provide electricity for the whole country. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned (Karo is not sure whether this comes as a surprise). Having been built by Chinese the quality of the whole construction is rather poor and until now, the plant produces only a quarter of its actual capacity. Thus, until now, Botswana has to buy most of its electricity from neighbouring South Africa, while paying back loans to China for an investment that only costs, but brings nothing in return …
Karo's Journey 