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Power tariff review could fall afoul of the law Companies & Markets March 9, 2017By Own Correspondent Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries President Busisa Moyo By Nyasha Chingono Legal experts have warned that a tariff review by the country’s power utility, ZESA Holdings, would be illegal in the absence of a decision on the current tariff level …
Zesa forges ahead with pre-paid meters for industry, farms Top Stories March 7, 2017By Own Correspondent Zesa has been making a lot of losses mainly due to defaulting customers, primarily industry. THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company says it will soon roll-out 4 000 smart meters for heavy power consumers — industry, mines and farms — …
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Kariba Dam levels still critical – minister National Report March 7, 2017By Own Correspondent Kariba Dam’s catchment area includes Zambia, Angola and DRC. KARIBA Dam water levels remain critically low as its catchment area did not receive significant inflows this year, keeping power supplies from Zimbabwe’s main electricity source in a precarious state, the energy …
SADC ups power: Targets 30 000MW new generation capacity March 2, 2017 Business Minister of Energy and Power Development Dr Samuel Undenge addresses delegates as he officially opens the SAPP conference in Bulawayo yesterday. — Picture by Eliah Saushoma Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTHE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) will increase its electricity generation capacity by 30 …
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Editorial Comment: Sustainable power generation mix viable February 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Zesa, once it committed itself to Kariba South Extension, is now in a position to explore a lot of other options in both generation methods, including solar and in managing a daily generation cycle that allows it to push output in peak …
Cabinet boost for power projects February 23, 2017 Business Minister Chinamasa Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterCABINET, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, has accorded prescribed asset status to financial instruments that have been designed to raise project funding on the domestic market for the Gwanda solar and Gairezi hydro power projects. The State Procurement Board …
$294m Kariba contract signed February 15, 2017 Business Kariba Dam Conrad Mwanawashe recently in KaribaZimbabwe and it’s northern neighbour, Zambia and co-operating partners represented by the European Union yesterday signed a $294 million contract for the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam Plunge Pool. This signals the start of works on the dam wall with the contractor, …
Power tariff increase: Zesa has other options February 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Samuel Undenge Tafara Shumba CorrespondentEnergy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge dropped a bombshell when he told Senate recently that he was contemplating hiking power tariffs. Dr Undenge’s proposal to hike electricity charges comes after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) …
Zesa power station catches fire February 8, 2017 Local News Mpopoma substation. Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle CorrespondentA ZESA power substation in Bulawayo’s Mpopoma suburb caught fire yesterday causing power outages in some parts of the city. Two electricity transformers were destroyed in the inferno, an official said. Zesa Southern Region general manager Engineer Lovemore Chinaka said they were …
Power crisis: Three stations not operational February 7, 2017 Business Hwange thermal power station Bianca Mlilo, Business ReporterONLY two out of Zimbabwe’s five power stations were operational yesterday with Kariba Hydro-Power Station producing the highest output at 703MW while Hwange Thermal Power Station recorded its lowest — at 185MW. According to the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) daily …