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Zesa to increase power charges Posted on November 29, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 8 Comments ↓ via Zesa to increase power charges November 29, 2013 NewsDay ELECTRICITY users should brace for tough times as the national power utility Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) plans to hike tariffs barely three months after it slashed debts for domestic consumers and farmers. The …
No power, no investors – Eddie Cross Posted on November 28, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 11 Comments ↓ via No power, no investors says Eddie Cross 28 November 2013 by Charles RukuniInsiderZim A senior Movement for Democratic Change official and Bulawayo legislator Eddie Cross says Zimbabwe cannot expect any substantial new investment until it is able to guarantee power to those investors. …
Zimbabwe gets $319 mln Chinese loan for Kariba expansion Posted on November 11, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Zimbabwe gets $319 mln Chinese loan for Kariba expansion | The Source November 11, 2013 China Exim Bank on Monday gave Zimbabwe $319 million to fund the expansion of Kariba Power Station project which could help reduce the electricity crunch that …
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Zesa slashes bills Posted on November 1, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Zesa slashes bills – DailyNews Live by John Kachembere and Roadwin Chirara 1 NOVEMBER 2013 Cash-strapped Zimbabweans are set to get relief from national power utility Zesa’s decision to scrap electricity bills beginning today. Josh Chifamba, Zesa chief executive yesterday confirmed to the Daily News that his company …
Nampower to finance Zim energy projects October 28, 2013 in Business, Energy NAMIBIA power utility, Nampower, is expected to invest nearly $180 million to finance expansion projects at Harare and Bulawayo thermal power stations. Bernard Mpofu According to the Zimbabwe Power Company — a unit of State-owned power company, Zesa, Nampower has expressed keen interest in …
Govt mulls electricity tariff hike JOHN KACHEMBERE • 18 OCTOBER 2013 9:06AM • 0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services1 HARARE – Government is considering increasing electricity tariffs to make the price of power more “cost reflective”, Energy ministry’s permanent secretary Patterson Mbiriri …
Govt Looks To Sugarcane Farmers To Alleviate Power Outages Posted on October 12, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via RadioVop Zimbabwe – Govt Looks To Sugarcane Farmers To Alleviate Power Outages by Simplicius Chirinda Mugabe’s Zanu PF led government is now desperately looking eastwards to sugarcane farmers to boost the country’s power generating capacity as shortages persist. Dzikamai Mavhaire, the Minister …
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Power cuts jolt govt October 10, 2013 in General, National, News KARIBA — Energy and Power Development minister Dzikamai Mavhaire has threatened to cancel power-generating licences allocated to 12 independent power producers, accusing them of failing to boost electricity supply in the country resulting in persistent power cuts. EVERSON MUSHAVA Mavhaire, warning that those who, according to …
Government lethargy on power investment costly Posted on October 10, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Multimedia:Government lethargy on power investment costly by Victoria Mtomba forNewsDay October 10, 2013 THIRTY-THREE years after Zimbabwe attained independence, the country’s power generation capacity remains subdued and the consequences of government’s lethargy in investing in the omnipotent power supply have become too dire to contemplate. http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimsit_government-lethargy-on-power-investment-costly/
Power outages to end — Minister Posted on October 6, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Power outages to end — Minister by Fairness Moyana Sunday News 06 October 2013 THE Minister of Energy and Power Development, Cde Dzikamai Mavhaire, has assured the nation that the excessive load-shedding that is being experienced by electricity consumers is set to ease following the acquisition …