Category: ZESA (archives)

Chegutu man gets ten years in jail for reconnecting ZESA http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda07 March, 2012 The recent case of a Chegutu resident, hit with a ten-year jail sentence for reconnecting his electricity, has highlighted the desperation of many who are being disconnected by the power authority for non-payment of bills. According to the state run Herald …

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Internet in Zimbabwe still affected by cable damage http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma06 March 2012 Internet users in Zimbabwe, including Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) served by TelOne, are still getting slow and intermittent internet service, three weeks after two separate shipping accidents severed a crucial internet and phone link for the region. In one of the accidents, a ship …

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Electricity Supply and Service Delivery by the Hon. Minister of Energy and Power DevelopmentElton Mangoma Preamble The essence of this press conference is to acquaint you with the position of the electricity supply situation, service delivery by the power utility, setting the record straight on the disconnection of non-paying customers, position of electricity imports and the general relationship …

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Zesa mum on chefs’ electricity bills http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Sharon Muguwu, Staff WriterMonday, 20 February 2012 14:31 HARARE – State power utility Zesa Holdings has refused to explain its stratification that has seen cabinet ministers and other top government officials owing thousands of dollars in electricity bills exempt from disconnections. There seems to be a conspiracy of silence between …

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Essar Africa To End Zim’s Electricity Woes http://www.radiovop.com/ Bulawayo, February 18, 2012- Essar Africa Holdings Limited (EAHL), an Indian steel making company has applied to the government to construct and operate a 600 Megawatt (MW) station to generate and supply electricity across the Zimbabwe. According to a notice by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), the proposed electricity generation …

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Kariba Dam Wall On Zimbabwe Side Risk Collapsing:Mangoma http://www.radiovop.com Harare, February 13, 2012 – The dam wall on the Zimbabwean side on one of the world biggest dams, Kariba is weak and requires urgent repairs to prevent the wall from collapsing, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma said Monday. Mangoma who was presenting the state of the …

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Mangoma taken to task http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Gift Phiri, Senior WriterTuesday, 14 February 2012 14:58 HARARE – Mines and Energy parliamentary portfolio committee chairman Edward Chindori-Chininga yesterday took Energy minister Elton Mangoma to task for allowing his permanent secretary to continue defaulting on an electricity bill of more than $30 000 that he accrued at his home. The allegation …

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Zimbabwe’s debt-crippled power utility plans to get tough http://news.monstersandcritics.com Feb 14, 2012, 15:18 GMT Harare – Threatened with being cut off from electricity imports from its neighbours for non-payment, Zimbabwe’s state-owned power utility said on Tuesday it would cut off hundreds of top politicians and civil servants who refuse to pay their bills. The move comes after Energy …

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Zimbabwe power imports at risk http://mg.co.za/ HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Feb 13 2012 18:14 Zimbabwe’s energy minister warned on Monday that the country risks losing electricity imports from its major supplier if it fails to pay a $90-million debt to Mozambique’s Hydro Cabora Bassa dam. “That is one debt that we have got to service because if we …

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End Zesa monopoly — Zerc http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Business WriterTuesday, 07 February 2012 11:32 HARARE – Zimbabwe should licence independent power producers to end Zesa Holding’s dominance, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zerc) chairman Canada Malunga says. Malunga told a Parliamentary portfolio committee on mines and energy that competition would allow an improvement in utility services and meet the country’s growing …

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