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Power back on after massive blackout April 29, 2015 in Business ZIMBABWE Electricity Distribution and Transmission Company (ZETDC) yesterday said it has managed to rectify the problems that caused a massive blackout in the country on Monday. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA In an interview yesterday, ZETDC managing director Julian Chinembiri said the blackout was due to problems …
Loadshedding hits tobacco workers April 30, 2015 Business Abigail Mawonde Harare BureauLOADSHEDDING has hit employees in the tobacco industry amid revelations that Tobacco Processors Zimbabwe is deducting hours lost during power outages from workers’ salaries.At times TPZ sends workers home up to a time when electricity is restored. The company has gone as far as incorporating …
Hwange power station shut down, power cuts to worsen BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe’s electricity generation has fallen to 801 megawatts (MW), less than half of peak demand, after a systems disturbance shut down Hwange Thermal Power and maintenance works at other plants with power outages likely to worsen, the company Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has said. …
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Hwange thermal station expansion on course March 26, 2015 Business Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls ReporterWORK on the expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station’s units 7 and 8 is ready to take off with the government finalising talks on the funding deal with a Chinese firm. Early this year the Zimbabwe Energy regulatory Authority (Zera) granted the …
Zesa mulls 6pc tariff increase to cover salary arrears February 25, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Felex Share Herald ReporterZesa Holdings has said it will have to raise electricity tariffs by six percent to cater for salary arrears amounting to $117 million arising from a gazetted 2012 collective bargaining agreement which management ignored. The power utility conceded …
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No tariff increase – Zesa ZESA Holdings says it will not increase tariffs to cover salary arrears, dismissing earlier media reports of an imminent increase as incorrect. BATANAI MUTASAOWN CORRESPONDENT In a statement yesterday, Zesa Holdings said it was not mulling an increase in electricity tariffs by 6%. “Electricity tariffs charged by Zesa are approved …
Zesa to increase power cuts ZESA Holdings has warned consumers to brace for increased load-shedding outside the publicised schedules, citing a technical fault at Hwange Power Station as the reason. PRIVILEGE SHOKOOWN CORRESPONDENT The power utility yesterday issued a statement warning consumers that they would be updated accordingly during the restoration process. “Zesa Holdings would …
Zim’s daily power generation drops January 26, 2015 Business Zimbabwe’s daily power generation has dropped to below 1 200 MW from about 1 400 MW that was being generated in recent months, statistics from the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) show. Zimbabwe is currently facing power shortages as national power demand at peak periods is estimated at …
Hwange Electricity Supply Company granted licence to generate power January 13, 2015 in Business THE Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Authority (Zera) has granted Hwange Electricity Supply Company a licence to construct, operate and maintain Hwange Power Station Stage III for the purpose of generating and supplying electricity to consumers in the region. BUSINESS REPORTER Zera chief …
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Govt updating Batoka feasibility study January 7, 2015 Business Tinashe Makichi Business ReporterGovernment is updating an engineering feasibility study for the Batoka hydro-power project as efforts get underway to see if the project has potential to generate more than the initially projected 1 650 megawatts.The World Bank availed a $6 million grant early last year for …