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Chivayo costs Zesa a hefty US$50 million: Minister Chasi 7/7/2019 Source: Chivayo costs Zesa a hefty US$50 million: Minister Chasi | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Bulawayo Bureau The two-year delay in constructing the 100MW Gwanda solar plant has prejudiced the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) of more than US$50 million in unrealised revenue, a Cabinet …
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Power crisis an indictment on govt Source: Power crisis an indictment on govt – The Standard July 7, 2019 EDITORIAL COMMENT Zimbabwe is paying the price for lack of foresight and leadership with rolling power cuts that have intensified over the past few days. A number of businesses are now being forced to operate on generators …
Zim must fully utilise affordable clean energy 4/7/2019 The Chronicle Walter Mswazie, Features Correspondent Zimbabwe’s rural population spends at least $1,5 million on buying candles for lighting due to energy poverty amid reports that about 10 million people are victims of the phenomenon. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says more than 80 percent of people …
Massive Zesa disconnections loom – NewsDay Zimbabwe 2/7/2019 BY BLESSED MHLANGA POWER utility Zesa could soon embark on massive disconnections in an effort to recover over $1,2 billion owed to it by defaulting customers, most of whom are Cabinet ministers and top civil servants. Energy minister Fortune Chasi has called on Zesa to cut …
SIMBI plans to produce 20MW of electricity 2/7/2019 The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Masvingo City’s sole heavy industry firm, Sponge Iron Mining and Beneficiation Industries (SIMBI), has revealed plans to start producing nearly 20MW of electricity at its sponge-iron manufacturing plant once council guarantees sufficient water supplies. SIMBI, a subsidiary of Kwekwe-based Steelmakers, …
Govt confirms Eskom payment 2/7/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau Government yesterday confirmed paying US$10 million to South African power utility, Eskom, to service the debt to the power utility — and the money was set to be in the receiver’s bank by end of day yesterday. Last week, Government paid $20 million to Zesa …
REA targets to electrify 60pc of rural areas 1/7/2019 The Herald Sydney Mubaiwa in ZAKA Government is forging ahead with its thrust to modernise rural areas, with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) pledging to bring access to electricity to 60 percent of the rural populace in line with President Mnangagwa’s vision to make Zimbabwe …
Solar power for Government institutions 1/7/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE Government is making plans to invest in solar power at its institutions to alleviate the energy crisis that is being experienced in the country, Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has said. Responding to questions in Parliament on Wednesday, Minister Chasi …
Zesa insolvent 1/7/2019 Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority The Chronicle Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is insolvent with its liabilities outstripping its assets by over US$92 million, a report by the Auditor General Mrs Mildred Chiri reveals. The report was tabled in Parliament last week. “I draw your attention to the …
Hydro-power fights wild weather 30/6/2019 The Sunday Mail Gerald Porter & Jeremy Hodges While hydro-power has become less predictable in some regions, BloombergNEF forecasts its share in the globe’s electricity mix will decline only slightly over the next three decades, from 16 percent this year to 12 percent in 2050. The Kariba Dam has …