Infrastructure and Developments
The Palapye Water Affairs currently provides the town with an abundant supply of water. The works is located a few kilometres outside the town. The Affairs provides Serowe with water, through a new pipe network since 2008.
Due to current black-outs across the country, resulting from South Africa's refusal to supply electricity to Botswana, construction has been halted for many projects. However, they have resumed, the most important project being the expansion of the Morupule Power Station. The Morupule Expansion Project 1, with an estimated budget of P1.5 billion, is expected to produce 3.8 million tonnes of coal.
Plans for a new hospital, similar to the newly constructed Serowe Hospital, have also been proposed. A new police station is also to be built, with land clearing having already been completed. It will be located outside the town, on the A1 Highway and is due for completion in late 2011.
From being a mere stop-over, Palapye is rapidly developing to one of Botswana's main financial, residential and educational hubs. The town's physical size has more than doubled since the 1990s.
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