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Another Mini-Hydro Plant For Manicaland Next Year 15 Jul 2015 NYANGANI Renewable Energy (NRE), an independent power producer (IPP) says it has started construction of its $7 million, 2.72 MW mini hydro plant in Manicaland which is expected to be complete by January 2016. In an interview, managing director Ian Mckersie said the new mini …
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Vandalism, theft cost ZESA $30m July 9, 2015 Business Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterPOWER utility Zesa Holdings lost about $30 million worth of equipment due to vandalism and theft in the last 18 months, resulting in interruption of power supply in a country already grappling with power shortages. Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company managing director …
Solar Expo set for Bulawayo July 7, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterBULAWAYO will host an inaugural expo on solar energy this weekend to deliberate on the development of renewable energy opportunities in solar power. The expo is being organised by SNV Netherlands, a non-governmental organisation in partnership with council, solar companies and the provincial leadership. …
$3bn Lusulu power plant construction expected to begin next year July 7, 2015 Business THE construction of independent power producer, Pan-African Energy Resources (PER)’s proposed 2,000 MW Lusulu Coal Power Plant in Binga should commence in the first half of 2016 if the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) approves the company’s proposedamendments to its generation licence. …
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Ernst & Young to advise on Batoka project July 6, 2015 Business Villagers in the Sikumbi and Chisuma areas, which are nearer to the Batoka Gorges have embraced the project Sydney Kawadza Senior ReporterThe Zambezi River Authority has engaged Ernst & Young as financial and legal transaction advisors for the development of the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric …
Zim power projects on course by Business Reporter | Sunday, Jul 5, 2015 | 203 views Africa Moyo Business Reporter EXPANSION of Kariba South Power Station to add an additional 300MW to the national grid is on schedule, with the project forecast for completion within set timeframes. The project dovetails with regional pursuits meant to pull Sadc …
Eskom eyes 2,400MW Sengwa power project July 2, 2015 Business Prosper Ndlovu Business EditorSOUTH African power utility, Eskom, has expressed interest in bankrolling implementation of the long awaited 2,400MW Sengwa Power Project, which has been in limbo for the past two decades. Given the widening power supply gap in the region, experts have urged regional joint venture …
ZESA to import Zambian power June 26, 2015 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterZESA Holdings is in talks with Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company of Zambia to import electricity to boost domestic supply, officials from both companies said yesterday. Zimbabwe’s power plants produce an average 1 200 megawatts, about half of its peak demand. The country is …
Ntabazinduna to get power station AN independent power producer, Yellow Africa (Pvt) Ltd, has been awarded an operating licence by Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) to establish a 100 megawatt (MW) solar plant in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North province. BY NQOBILE BHEBHE The proposed plant will generate electricity using solar radiation at Ntabazinduna or Mbembesi …
SADC In Energy Crisis Andrew Kunambura 18 Jun 2015 Some of the SADC head of states WITH climate change posing one of the major threats to humanity’s shared interests in southern Africa, the region has been plunged into a dilemma as to how it could wiggle out of an impending energy crisis as it seeks to …