Bumbuna is broken… and has been since November 2012 but the full scale of the problem only became apparent after the elections. The regular supply of electricity which seemed to shining example of the President’s commitment to solving the country’s chronic power shortfall seems a distant memory. As it turns out there are two turbines up at the dam. One of them is completely down due to a crack and the other is running at about a quarter of its capacity, I suspect to save it from being damaged as well. This means that if output is going to be increased, emergency power solutions will have to be sourced – similar to what happened immediately after the ruling party’s first term. As these emergency solutions run on fuel (unlike the more efficient dams) and there has been an increase in fuel prices means in short that electricity rates are going to increase. Not the ideal start to the “Agenda for Prosperity” then.
Respected Lawyer Blyden Jenkins-Johnston wrote an
open letter to the President talking about this issues.
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