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Government to allow private investors in energy sector http://www.herald.co.zw/ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Business Reporter ZIMBABWE will soon open up its doors to investors in the energy sector to invest as independent power producers or public-private partnership arrangement in the development of larger power projects in the country. The country’s energy sector, which produces about …

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Sable chemicals to dump Zesa bill   2010 07 07 http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2010-07-07-sable-chemicals-to-dump-zesa-bill MUNYARADZI MUGOWO   Jul 07 2010 10:28   Sable Chemical Industries receives a string of bills every month, but the country’s sole manufacturer of ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser dreads just one – Zesa’s electricity bill, which now peaks above $ 20 million every month, …

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ZESA seeks US$400m from Chinese bank by Own Correspondent Tuesday 29 June 2010 CAHORA BASSA . . . Zimbabwe is importing 150MW from Mozambican hydro power plant HARARE — Zimbabwean energy utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings, on Monday said negotiations were still underway with a Chinese bank to provide US$400 million to boost …

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Zimbabwe, Zambia plunge into darkness (AFP) – 7 hours ago HARARE — Parts of Zimbabwe and most of neighbouring Zambia suffered a massive blackout for about 10 hours on Friday, as a fault crippled the hydro-electric dam that supplies most of the countries’ power. A breakdown at Kariba dam disrupted the entire electrical grid and …

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Zimbabwe: Hwange Fully Operational By Year-End – Gwasira The Zimbabwean 6 May 2010 • HWANGE power station is expected to be operating at full capacity by the last quarter of the year after the country’s power utility dealt with issues constraining growth in power generation, Zesa Holdings says. In an interview with businessdigest on Wednesday, …

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No Zim load shedding during FIFA World Cup in   South Africa SW Radio Africa By Tichaona Sibanda 10 June 2010 Energy and Power Development Minister, Elias Mudzuri, has said the utility power supplier will suspend its regular programme of power cuts to enable football fans to enjoy uninterrupted coverage of the World Cup in …

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Zimbabwe – Energy Crisis Set to Worsen Chris Muronzi 22 April 2010 ENERGY problems besetting the country are set to worsen for the rest of this month as it emerged yesterday that only one unit at Hwange Thermal Power Station is operational. According to a recent power generation status report, Hwange Power Station is producing …

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Zimbabwe Power Utility Scuttles Reported Export Deal with S. Africa’s Eskom http://www1.voanews.com/ The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority is producing some 1,100 megawatts compared with a national requirement of 2,000 megawatts and is obliged to import electricity from Mozambique and Zambia Gibbs Dube | Washington 20 May 2010 The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, which was reported …

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Hwange fully operational by year-end –– Gwasira http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 06 May 2010 17:26 HWANGE power station is expected to be operating at full capacity by the last quarter of the year after the country’s power utility dealt with issues constraining growth in power generation, Zesa Holdings says. In an interview with businessdigest on Wednesday, Zesa …

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Zimbabwe, China in $400 mln power plant deal http://af.reuters.com/ Mon May 3, 2010 3:31pm GMT HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has signed a $400 million agreement with China’s Sinohydro to expand its Kariba hydro electricity plant at a time when rolling power cuts are threatening to dim the country’s economic recovery prospects. Noah Gwariro, the managing …

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