Category: ZESA (archives)

Outcry as ZESA continues disconnections over unpaid bills http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda09 October 2012 There has been huge outcry from ZESA consumers countrywide following the power utility’s ongoing program to cut off supplies from those with outstanding bills. Two months ago, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma ordered ZESA to stop disconnecting all consumers with unpaid bills, …

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Cabinet restores Kariba’s US$700m power tender http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ October 5, 2012 in News CABINET on Tuesday reversed a decision by the State Procurement Board (SPB) to cancel the tender for Kariba South’s US$700 million expansion programme which had been awarded to Chinese firm Sino-Hydro. Report by Staff Writer Sino-Hydro was the sole bidder for the project, but had …

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Zim power crisis sparks concern http://mg.co.za/ 28 SEP 2012 11:43 – TAWANDA KAROMBO As usage outstrips supply, electricity outages are hobbling the country’s corporate sector, writes Tawanda Karombo. Zimbabwe is pinning its hopes on measures such as a Chinese-funded power plant to boost the country’s electricity generation capacity and offset a crippling energy supply situation. The shortfall has …

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IDBZ raises US$60m for Zesa’s meters http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ September 21, 2012 in BusinessTHE Industrial Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is raising US$60 million to partner the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) in the ongoing implementation of the prepaid metering project, IDBZ acting director Alex Machimbirike said. Report by Staff Writer He said US$30 million would be raised through IDBZ …

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Bulawayo fights to reclaim power station http://www.dailynews.co.zw Saturday, 15 September 2012 13:44BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified efforts to regain control of the city’s thermal power station. The Bulawayo power plant was arbitrarily expropriated by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) more than two decades ago after the amalgamation of all the Local Authority Electricity Undertakings. …

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Zimbabwe targets 10,00MW power grid http://www.newzimbabwe.com 15/09/2012 00:00:00by Mining Weekly ZIMBABWE is continuing to invest in new power generation capacity to close its supply gap, officials from the energy regulatory authority and national power supplier told delegates at the yearly Mining Indaba in Harare on Thursday. Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) chairperson Canada Malunga said the government had launched …

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Residents angry with Zesa estimate bills http://www.dailynews.co.zw Sunday, 02 September 2012 10:08HARARE – Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) in the public interest and in the fulfilment of its vision of a free and prosperous citizenry continued to receive reports from residents owing to the continued use of estimated billing instead of actual meter readings to reflect actual consumption. Residents …

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Concern over ZESA debts overshadows prepaid meter rollout http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell29 August 2012 Disgruntled customers of Zimbabwe’s power utility have said they are concerned that their outstanding debts, based on years of inaccurate power bills, will still be owed as the company rolls out prepaid meters. The prepaid meter exercise was officially launched at Machipisa shopping centre …

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Zimbabwe’s energy crisis http://www.politicsweb.co.za Vince Musewe28 August 2012 Vince Musewe says country stopped investing in new generation capacity in 1984 Zimbabwe energy crisis: African solutions to an African problem? Government has a reputation of structuring policy around individuals and no wonder why for 28 years, we have had free riders in the energy ministry. A couple of …

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Zimbabwe’s forests go up in smoke amid energy crisis   http://www.trust.org/     Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:19 GMT Source: Alertnet // Madalitso Mwando Zimbabwean children carry firewood on their heads near a slum in Hatcliffe, Harare, Dec. 9, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo By Madalitso Mwando BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) – Pensioner Thandazani Ndlovu earns his living …

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