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The power of the unknown: Geothermal energy in Zimbabwe 11/6/2019 The Chronicle Lisa Dutiro Global efforts to eradicate dependency on finite fossil fuels have ushered renewable sources of energy into the spotlight. Renewable energy is a clean, non-depletable source of energy, which has a much lower environmental impact than conventional energy sources. Renewable energy …
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Power cuts a threat to Zim investments: Zesa – NewsDay Zimbabwe 8/6/2019 BY Ruvimbo Muchenje ZESA’S audit and risk management committee chairperson, Tichaona Timire, has said the ongoing power cuts are a threat to investment in the country and bemoaned the shortage of foreign currency, which he said is hampering efforts to procure critical …
Load-shedding affecting winter crop, education – NewsDay Zimbabwe 10/6/2019 WHEAT farmers in Mashonaland Central have expressed concern over the continuous power cuts, which they say are disrupting irrigation, making this winter crop’s production targets unachievable. BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE/KENNETH NYANGANI Speaking at a field day at Zanadu Farm in Concession, last week host farmer, retired …
Falling renewable power costs may prop up climate action 10/6/2019 The Herald Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Zimbabwe’s ongoing power outages have once again brought into focus the need for accelerated investment into alternative renewable energy by both public and private actors. Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi last week tilted at this particular windmill, …
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Strategic Planning and Management of our Electrical Energy Sector 8/6/2019 Just after the Second World War, political leaders in what was Southern Rhodesia started to think about how they would meet the needs of the country for electrical energy. After that, the debate raged between Northern and Southern Rhodesia as to the merits of …
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Renewable energy way to go: Chasi 6/6/2019 The Herald Business Reporter The Minister of Energy and Power Development, Fortune Chasi, has called for greater private sector participation in the generation of renewable solar energy to help complement Government’s electricity supply. Speaking during a tour of Distributed Power Africa’s (DPA) recently commissioned solar power plant …
Zesa engages Eskom over debt 3/6/2019 The Chronicle Golden Sibanda, Harare Bureau Power utility Zesa Holdings will this week head to South Africa for crunch talks with fellow electricity supplier, Eskom, over a payment plan relating to a US$33 million debt for power imports. This comes as Zimbabwe is facing debilitating power shortages, which have …
Zera licences 60 power producers 2/6/2019 Source: Zera licences 60 power producers | Sunday Mail (Local News) Tanyaradzwa Rusike ZIMBABWE has licensed 60 independent power producers with 15 of them already contributing at least 130 megawatt surplus electricity to the national grid, as efforts to boost the national power bank begin to bear fruit. The …
Why do the lights keep going out in Zimbabwe? 31/5/2019 The Stream also discusses Botswana’s move to allow elephant hunting and freedom of expression in Mauritania. Source: Why do the lights keep going out in Zimbabwe? – Al Jazeera Zimbabwe’s energy crisisZimbabweans are enduring hours-long power cuts as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) tries to manage dwindling …
Kariba left with 3 months’ power supply: Chasi Source: Kariba left with 3 months’ power supply: Chasi – NewsDay Zimbabwe May 31, 2019 ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi yesterday revealed that water levels in Lake Kariba were so low that current supplies will only be able to generate power for the next 14 weeks, paving way for …