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Kariba South power generation expected to start by December June 26, 2017 Local News Hebert Zharare, Harare BureauAbout 86 percent of work on the Kariba South Power expansion project has been completed with the first unit expected to start generating 150 megawatts by December this year, while the second one will feed 150MW into the national grid …
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Govt to set up green-energy fund June 22, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE plans to set up a green-energy fund to promote the use of renewables, with the aim of increasing electricity production. The country wants to generate at least 1 000 megawatts of power, or 16 percent of its total projected generation, through solar and other renewable …
No more electricity cuts: Govt By ZimSitRep_M | June 18, 2017 0 Comment Source: No more electricity cuts: Govt – Sunday News Jun 18, 2017 Fairness Moyana, Hwange Business CorrespondentTHE Government has assured the nation that the country will not be cut off by regional power suppliers after Zesa settled part of the debt it owed South Africa’s Eskom and Mozambique’s …
Sino Hydro to hold 36pc Hwange equity June 16, 2017 Business Hwange Power Station Business ReporterSINO Hydro, the Chinese company which won the engineering procurement and construction contract for the 600 megawatt expansion of Hwange Power Station, will have a 36 percent stake in the power project for at least six years. National power utility Zesa …
Power output boost June 16, 2017 Business Leonard Ncube recently in HwangeGOVERNMENT has sourced equipment worth $12 million to boost power generation at the Hwange Thermal Power Station in Matabeleland North province. With an installed capacity of 920MW, power output at Hwange Thermal has over the years dropped to about 500MW and below due to constant …
Zimbabwe averts power cuts after partial debt payment to South Africa Top Stories June 6, 2017By Own Correspondent Energy Minister, Samuel Undenge ZIMBABWE has paid US$10 million dollars out of the US$43 million dollars it owes South Africa’s power utility, averting potentially crippling power outages in the country, Energy Minister Samuel Undenge said Monday. The minister said Zimbabwe …
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Jail for filament bulbs use June 3, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Eng Gloria Magombo Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterThe Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) will with immediate effect, facilitate the arrest of companies or individuals found selling or manufacturing bulbs or lighting products that consume too much electricity. Anyone found using or distributing incandescent bulbs or ordinary filament lamps, …
Zesa wants 49pc tariff hike By ZimSitRep_M | June 4, 2017 0 Comment Source: Zesa wants 49pc tariff hike – Sunday News Jun 4, 2017 Robin Muchetu, Senior ReporterPOWER utility company, Zesa has renewed its pursuit of seeking a 49 percent increase in electricity tariffs to help settle South African Eskom debt which nearly resulted in the neighbouring power generator cutting off …
EMA approves Gwanda solar plant project June 1, 2017 Business Minister Chinamasa Business ReporterCIVIL works for the construction of the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar plant are set to commence after the Environmental Management Authority issued an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate for the project. According to EMA, the certificate gives Zimbabwe Power Company permission to carry out …
Solar prices dropped but Zesa still in the dark May 29, 2017 Business Renewables such as solar are cost-competitive and can be built at a much faster rate than coal-fired power plants Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryEnergy costs rose faster than most products on the index of consumer prices in April, compared to a year ago. Though …