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Zimbabwe begins regional power exports 24/3/2019 Source: Zimbabwe begins regional power exports | Sunday News (local news) Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has started exporting electricity to regional countries especially Namibia, buoyed by increased production at the Kariba Power Station which came into life in March last year. President Mnangagwa commissioned Unit 7 and 8, …
Zambia, Zimbabwe Cut Hydropower Output at Kariba, Citing Drought – Zimbabwe Situation 22/3/2019 Flood gates on the Kariba Dam between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The amount of water allocated for power generation is being cut to 36 billion cubic meters from 38 billion cubic meters, while electricity supplies will be reduced to 890 megawatts from …
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$20m power plant for Tugwi-Mukosi 13/3/2019 The Herald . . . firm seeks national project status for plant George Maponga recently at TUGWI-MUKOSI DAMTokwe-Mukosi (Pvt Ltd), the company which was licensed to construct a 15-megawatt mini-hydro power plant at Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in southern Masvingo has applied to Government for the project to be granted …
Pitfalls of hydropower at a time of climate change 11/3/2019 The Herald Zimbabwe’s main hydropower dam, Kariba, is running out of water due to the current drought. The dam is only 41 percent full, according to the Zambezi River Authority, which oversees the dam. This time last year, Kariba was 48 percent full. Now, …
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Kariba Cuts Power Generation By Half 7/3/2019 Zambia and Zimbabwe reduced power generation to around half capacity at their power stations at the Kariba Dam as water levels in the reservoir fell, Zambia’s state-owned ZESCO Ltd said on Monday. ZESCO spokesman Henry Kapata said power generation on both the Zambian and Zimbabwean sides had …
RioZim’s $2,2bn Sengwa power project takes off 5/3/2019 Source: RioZim’s $2,2bn Sengwa power project takes off | Daily News Work at RioZim’s $2,2 billion Sengwa thermal power plant has kicked off in earnest amid indications that at least four key feasibility studies are expected to be completed this month. RioZim has engaged PowerChina for the construction …
Prepaid electricity system down: Zesa – NewsDay Zimbabwe 5/3/2019 BY REX MPHISA ZESA Holdings says it is experiencing technical challenges on its prepaid system countrywide. Scores of people throughout the country experienced difficulties in buying electricity tokens through different platforms offered by the power utility for pre-paid meters. “It’s countrywide. We are working to …
60MW solar plant for Umguza 5/3/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter A BULAWAYO-based renewable energy firm, Glancier Investments (Private) Limited, has unveiled plans to set up a 60-megawatt solar plant in Umguza District in Matabeleland North province in a project that is set to cost millions of dollars. The wholly Zimbabwean-owned company is …
Batoka construction work to begin this year 3/3/2019 Source: Batoka construction work to begin this year | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Lincoln Towindo Construction of the Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station is set to begin by year-end after the selection of the winning contractor in six months’ time. An extraordinary Council of Ministers (COM) of …
Treasury released funds to procure 2 000 transformers 1/3/2019 The Chronicle Nqobile Tshili, Business Correspondent GOVERNMENT is set to procure 2 000 electricity transformers to address power transmission gaps, which are negatively affecting service in critical sectors, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Dr Jorum Gumbo, said. He told Business Chronicle that Treasury had …
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