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175 MW solar plant on the cards November 6, 2015 Business Zimbabwe is among the few countries in Southern Africa with the best conditions for solar photovoltaic Business ReporterSolar projects which include De Green, Geo-base, and YellowAfrica, Plum Solar and Oursun have capacity to produce $160 Megawatts once construction is complete. Zimbabwe is among the few …
$87m for Bulawayo power Station upgrade November 5, 2015 Business Bulawayo Thermal Power Station Brighton Gumbo, Business ReporterTHE upgrading of the Bulawayo Thermal Power Station has been set for the first half of 2016. The government has already secured an $87 million credit line from the Export-Import Bank of India to finance the upgrade. The plant …
Editorial Comment: Hwange refurbishment timely November 4, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Hwange Thermal Power Plant WE welcome the anticipated release of $1,1 billion early next month by Chinese financial institutions for the expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station as it will go a long way in easing the current power shortages. We reported yesterday that the …
‘High cost of power to affect industrial output’ November 4, 2015 Business Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterThe high cost of power occasioned by the deficit blighting the entire domestic economy and the country in general will negatively affect industrial production, revenues and profits across productive sectors, financial analysts have warned. Market watchers have forecast …
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Rain-making for Lake Kariba October 28, 2015 Local News Walter Nyamukondiwa in KARIBATRADITIONAL leaders on both sides of Lake Kariba have been conducting rain-making ceremonies in line with their Tonga tradition in a bid to stop further decline of water levels in the lake, which is crucial to both Zimbabwe and Zambia. There is widespread concern among …
PC Says Kariba And Hwange Exceeded Productions Target In Q3 22 Oct 2015 Hwange Power Station THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has said it surpassed its energy production target for the third quarter by 1. 1 8 percent, despite reduced generation capacity at Kariba Power Station. Zimbabwe generates its power from the Hwange Thermal Power …
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Kariba water levels keep falling October 23, 2015 Business Engineer Chifamba Tinashe Makichi Business ReporterZESA Holdings might reduce further the power generation at Kariba Power Station as the current water levels at the lake keep falling. ZESA and its Zambian equivalent, Zambia Electricity Supply Company (ZESCO), were allocated 45 billion cubic metres of water this year but there …
500 jobs on the line as Sable threatens closure October 8, 2015 Local News Midlands CorrespondentTHE country’s sole Ammonium Nitrate (AN) fertiliser manufacturer, Sable Chemicals, will on Sunday shut down following the announcement by Energy and Power Development Minister, Dr Samuel Undenge on Tuesday that 40 Megawatts it has been receiving will be diverted to residential …
Power Cuts Affect Tobacco Planting Tabitha Mutenga 1 Oct 2015 The country is generating 984MW against daily demand of 2 000MW POOR planning continues to undermine productivity in the agricultural sector, and the current country-wide power cuts have exacerbated the situation, negatively affecting transplanting of the 2015/2016 tobacco crop.Tobacco farmers who plant the irrigated crop from …
Zesa’s poor planning prompted power cuts October 2, 2015 in News LACK of proper planning and poor management of the Kariba Dam has resulted in the current powercuts as both Zambia’s power utility, Zambia Electricity Supply Company (Zesco) and the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, through its subsidiary Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), burst their water usage ceiling by …