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Zesa loses US$642m annually http://www.herald.co.zw Tuesday, 14 June 2011 22:47 By Zvamaida MurwiraZESA Holdings is losing about US$642 million per year due to a poor billing system and load-shedding as experts call for an immediate end to the power utility’s monopoly if electricity supply is to improve.Former Zesa acting chief executive officer Engineer Francis Masawi yesterday said the …
Write off ZESA bills based on estimates: Residents http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Residents here have implored the State Enterprises and Parastatals parliamentary portfolio committee to order the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority to write off bills based on estimates – saying they are unfair.15.06.1111:06am 0 0 Speaking at a meeting held by the committee to collect views of ZESA clients on the …
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ZESA plans expansion http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Friday, 03 June 2011 11:18 Dumisani Ndlela, Deputy Editor-in-Chief The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Africa’s Hatch Africa Energy for consultancy services for the expansion of the Kariba and Hwange power plants. The move is expected to boost electricity generation and supply to the domestic …
Zesa in power purchase agreement http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 02 June 2011 19:30 ETHANOL fuel company, Green Fuel, is on the verge of concluding a power purchase agreement with Zesa which will see 18,5 megawatts of electricity, enough to power the entire Manicaland province, being fed into the national grid from the company’s ethanol plant in Chisumbanje. The agreement represents …
Load shedding due to lack of funds -Zesa http://www.timeslive.co.za/ May 29, 2011 2:46 PM | By VLADIMIR MZACA Longer power cuts have become the order of the day in winter at a time when the national power utility Zesa is importing less electricity from the Democratic Republic of Congo. With the encroaching winter the demand for electricity …
Zesa promised $65 million from govt http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Paul NdlovuWednesday, 11 May 2011 08:04 HARARE – The government has released $5 million for the rehabilitation of old thermal power stations by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), an official said.ZESA Holdings chief executive officer, engineer Josh Chifamba said the power-utility was allocated $65 million for rehabilitating old …
Free Zesa bulbs could be deadly http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 08 May 2011 12:10 BY NQABA MATSHAZI ENERGY saving bulbs, which power utility Zesa wants to distribute, could cause cancer, a study revealed.Zesa claims that it wants to distribute six million bulbs in the next three months, but studies have revealed that the bulbs contain mercury, which could cause breast …
Zesa fails to import power http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Oscar NkalaFriday, 06 May 2011 11:49 BULAWAYO – Zimbabwean businesses will continue to suffer from power shortages in the short–term as the country is unable to import power from the region as the entire southern Africa faces severe shortages, a top Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) official has said. John Chifamba, …
Zesa loses $5 million to vandals http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Lovejoy SakalaWednesday, 04 May 2011 06:44 HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says it has lost equipment worth about $5 million between January 2010 and February 2011.Zesa spokeperson, Sherperd Mandizvidza said vandalism has impacted heavily of the power utility to expand its network.He said ZETDC …
Load shedding to increase, due to maintenance at Kariba: Zesa http://bulawayo24.com by Moyo Roy2011 May 01 10:34:52 THE country should brace for increased load shedding between now and next week as Zesa Holdings embarks on annual maintenance of generator transformers at the Kariba Power Station. The maintenance, which is done annually at the onset of the winter …
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