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Chinamasa mulls power tariff review December 15, 2016 Local News Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter— There is need to review current power tariffs upwards to fund several power projects most of which are being financed by multilateral financial institutions from Eastern countries, Finance and Economic Development Patrick Chinamasa, has said.Minister Chinamasa said he would soon distribute a position …
A clear and present danger of Kariba Dam collapse December 2, 2016 in Feature Story, News Several decades on, the much heralded Kariba Dam is in big trouble, even facing possible collapse, with potentially catastrophic consequences. Daily Maverick The Kariba Dam wall Zambia and Zimbabwe currently derive the bulk of their electricity supplies from hydroelectric dams on the …
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ZRA raises water allocation to Kariba Power Station December 2, 2016 Business Lake Kariba dam Business Reporter— THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has provisionally increased water allocation to Kariba South Power Station for next year on expectations of normal to above rains during this rain season.The Zimbabwe Power Company, which draws water from Lake Kariba for …
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Power utility engages CZI on load shedding December 2, 2016 Business Mr Clifford Sileya Bianca Mlilo, Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has engaged industry to assist the power utility meet its foreign debt payment obligations in order to avoid load shedding. ZETDC, a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings is responsible for the transmission, distribution …
Kariba Dam wall rehabilitation to begin in 2017 Property December 1, 2016By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter Kariba dam can carry up to 65 billion cubic metres of water. REHABILITATION work on the 55-year-old Kariba Dam is expected to commence in February 2017, the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) has learnt. Kariba Dam …
Work on Kariba South Power Station advanced December 1, 2016 Business Kariba South Power Station Business Reporter— THE expansion of Kariba South Power Station is now 65 percent complete with the first unit expected to start electricity generation in the next 12 months, a senior official has said.Briefing the Zimbabwe Power Company board on the progress …
Power generation further declines November 30, 2016 Business Bulawayo Thermal Power Station Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S power generation has further declined to 797 megawatts from an average of about 1 200MW. The country’s power stations, whose equipment has been facing constant breakdowns due to ageing equipment, have in recent years been producing at below capacity. A …
Zesa sets deadline for metre installations November 29, 2016 Business Power utility, Zesa Holdings has set a target to install an initial 4 000 prepaid smart electricity meters in industries, an official has said.While ordinary prepaid meters are like till points, smart meters are more complex in that they have the ability to communicate with the …
Cable thieves cause Gwanda power outage November 26, 2016 Local News Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterMost parts of Gwanda District are without electricity following theft of Zesa cables measuring nearly three kilometres valued at $54 000. On Monday, thieves switched off a power breaker at a substation which supplies most parts of the district and stole the …
Haemorrhaging ZESA sees loss doubling to US$233 million Top Stories November 22, 2016By Own Correspondent Last year ZESA Holdings reported a loss of US$111,4 million. ZIMBABWE’S power utility ZESA Holdings has incurred a loss of US$140 million in the nine months to September, which is expected to widen to US$233 million by year end, an official …
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