Category: ZESA (archives)

Zimbabwe’s Power Outages to Worsen as Gov’t Negotiates With Mozambique http://www.voanews.com 02 April 2012 ZESA is owed more that $550 million by customers and Mangoma said disconnections of defaulters over the next few days will help raise the money needed to reduce the debt with Mozambique Jonga Kandemiiri | Washington Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister Elton Mangoma says the …

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Load-shedding could worsen: Mangoma http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 01/04/2012 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter POWER supply problems could worsen across the country over Easter unless the US$76 million debt owed to suppliers in Mozambique is significantly reduced, a cabinet minister has warned. Energy Minister, Elton Mangoma said Zimbabwe needs to reduce its debt to under US$40 million by Friday to ensure the …

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Zimbabwe shortlists bids for enlarging power plants http://af.reuters.com Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:05pm GMT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has short-listed eleven bidders for the expansion of its Hwange and Kariba South power plants, with a winner expected to be announced in the third quarter of this year, its energy minister said on Tuesday. It has been battling power …

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Zesa scam divides government http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Xolisani Ncube, Staff WriterMonday, 26 March 2012 11:59 HARARE – Sharp divisions have emerged in government over huge Zesa Holdings debts owed  by President Robert Mugabe and his allies in Zanu PF which they now say have been used by the MDC to prop its electoral chances in future polls. A seething …

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Energy Minister Promises Improvement Soon in Delivery http://www.voanews.com 23 March 2012 Energy Minister Elton Mangoma said power utility, ZESA, will soon ease load shedding after successfully upgrading generation capacity at Hwange and Kariba power stations. Violet Gonda | Washington Energy Minister Elton Mangoma said load shedding will ease across the country in the next few days after the …

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Outrage over hefty allowances for ZESA executives http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda26 March 2012 The director of the Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has condemned the recent hefty allowances awarded to ZESA executives, saying the pay deal is an insult to the hard-pressed consumers who have to deal with daily power cuts. The top hierarchy at the utility power …

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Heads to roll at ZESA http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Friday, 23 March 2012 13:39 EXECUTIVES at ZESA Holdings have awarded themselves hefty increases in their allowances of up to 75 percent, backdated to 2009, at a time the loss-making power utility has intensified both its revenue collection and load shedding, The Financial Gazette can exclusively reveal.Ironically, allowances for non-managerial staff have …

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ZESA to ease load-shedding: Mangoma http://www.newzimbabwe.com 22/03/2012 00:00:00 by Phyllis Mbanje POWER supplies are expected to increase across the country over the next few days after ZESA completed upgrades to the Hwange and Kariba power stations, Energy Minister, Elton Mangoma has said. Zimbabweans have experienced increased power supply interruptions over the past two weeks with some areas going …

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Mugabe attacks Mangoma over leak of ZESA bills http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma23 March 2012 Robert Mugabe and his ZANU PF ministers on Tuesday used a cabinet meeting to launch an attack on Energy Minister Elton Mangoma, blaming him for leaking details of their huge unpaid electricity bills. Last week the Daily News exposed how Mugabe and his …

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Mugabe fumes over Zesa bill http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Friday, 23 March 2012 10:07 Owen Gagare ENERGY and Power Development minister Elton Mangoma (pictured) came under fire from President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF cabinet ministers at a high-level meeting on Tuesday in which leaked Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) bills, including disclosures that the First Family owed the power utility more …

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