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Zim Faces Unprecedented Power CrisisPhillimon Mhlanga 4 Jun 2015Hwange-Thermal-Power-Plant Zimbabwe has been experiencing crippling power shortages for a long time now because available generation of about 1 000MW has been unable to meet demand of over 2 000MW. ZIMBABWE plunged into an unprecedented electricity supply crisis this week after the country’s power supply company intensified …
Thumbs-up for Mutirikwi mini-hydro power plant June 1, 2015 Local News George Maponga Masvingo BureauWork on a $13,5 million mini-hydro power plant on Lake Mutirikwi Dam is set to begin soon after Masvingo Rural District Council gave the green light. Great Zimbabwe Hydro Power Company – a joint venture between a Zimbabwean firm ZOL and New …
Reprieve for wheat farmers Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) will give additional support to wheat farmers this winter to ensure a successful season, the power utility has said. BY SILENCE CHARUMBIRA ZETDC said it would channel additional support to the farmers and a number of other key institutions like hospitals, national security …
Winter power demand triggers increased outages May 29, 2015 Business SAMUEL UNDENGE Business Reporter|THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has warned consumers of increased power cuts of up to nine hours twice per day during the winter season after demand for electricity rose to 1,800 MW against average output of 1,300MW.The power utility has …
New Hwange power plant takes shape INDEPENDENT power producer, Co-Ash Resources, is undertaking an environment assessment in Matabeleland North Province ahead of the construction of a thermal power plant in Hwange. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU Co-Ash Resources plans to set up a 250-megawatt (MW) waste coal-fired thermal plant that will have a double role of …
Zambia cuts power as dam level drops May 28, 2015 Business AFRICA’S second-biggest copper producer Zambia has cut its power generation by 300MW after water levels in the Kariba Dam, a key source of hydropower, dropped following a prolonged drought, its deputy minister of energy said on Tuesday.Charles Zulu said Zambia planned to reduce its hydropower …
Minister Undenge explains power cuts by Debra Matabvu | Sunday, May 24, 2015 | 699 views Electricity cuts affecting many parts of Zimbabwe are being caused by technical faults in power generation plants across the Southern Africa region, Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge has explained. Dr Undenge told The Sunday Mail that due …
With biogas,nothing goes to waste May 8, 2015 in National, Newsin INSIDE the Zimbabwe Domestic Biogas Programme (ZDBP) information trailer, the flame on the biogas stove suddenly flares and flickers as if blown by the wind. The mobile information trailer, designed to resemble a kitchen, is connected to a biogas digester built underground, which converts cow dung into …
Hwange resumes power generation May 7, 2015 Business Business ReporterHWANGE Thermal Power Station is back on line after a weeklong shutdown due to a technical glitch that saw the country’s total power output drop to 801MW from about 1,200MW. According to the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)’s power generation report yesterday, Hwange was generating 294MW from zero …
Hwange shutdown to worsen power outages May 5, 2015 Business Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterPOWER generation at the Hwange Thermal Station has ground to halt due to a technical glitch resulting in the country’s electricity generation going down to 801 megawatts from about 1,200 megawatts. Hwange Thermal is the largest power plant in the country with a …