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ZPC urges industry to work at night http://www.thestandard.co.zw August 12, 2012 in Business By Kudzai ChimhangwaTHE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has urged the manufacturing industry to take advantage of the excess power available at night after peak power demand hours for production.Speaking at a media briefing last week ZPC chairman Richard Maasdorp said industry must take advantage of …
Power shortages to worsen: ZESA http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 11/08/2012 00:00:00by Staff Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has warned that power supply interruptions will increase over the next three months due to maintenance work at Hwange thermal power station. The power station generates about 500MW but maintenance work to increase capacity would temporarily result in the loss of 160MW …
Zimplats lends ZESA US$25 million http://www.newzimbabwe.com 04/08/2012 00:00:00by Roman Moyo PLATINUM miner, Zimplats advanced a US$25 million loan to ZESA which the power utility used to reduce its indebtedness to Mozambique’s Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa, enabling the resumption of power imports. The Mozambican company had cut supplies to Zimbabwe after ZESA failed to reduce its mounting debt but …
Zimbabwe power cuts to persist for 10 years: official (AFP) – 6 hours ago NYANGA, Zimbabwe — Energy-starved Zimbabwe will suffer longer and more frequent power shortages for the next 10 years, a senior official said Friday. The country’s power utility will extend blackouts until it can boost capacity, Patson Mbiriri, secretary for energy and power development, told an …
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Power cuts hit mobile operators http://www.thestandard.co.zw Saturday, 21 July 2012 19:00 BY MOSES CHIBAYAMOBILE operators say the use of generators to run base stations during power cuts had increased operational costs, affecting their profit margins.The country is experiencing debilitating power cuts as demand has outstripped the generation capacity. The power utility is generating 1 100MW against the required …
ZESA employees suspended over salary fight http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell17 July 2012 More than 130 employees at the national power supply authority ZESA, have been suspended, after threatening to strike last week over the utility’s failure to award pay rises. The Zimbabwe Energy Workers’ Union (ZEWU) a week ago issued an ultimatum to ZESA and other private players, …
Ministerial statement on power crisis http://www.newzimbabwe.com 13/07/2012 00:00:00by Hon. Elton Mangoma Ministerial Statement by Energy Minister Elton Mangoma to the House of Assembly on measures being taken by the government to ease the country’s power crisis. Delivered on Thursday, July 12, 2012: Mr Speaker Sir, I have found it necessary to brief this House of elected representatives on …
Zimbabwe says power debt down to under $20 mn http://www.timeslive.co.za/ Sapa-AFP | 12 July, 2012 20:30 Energy-starved Zimbabwe has cut its debt to power providers to under US$20 million from around $100 million in a bid to resume imports after major regional suppliers cut it off, the energy minister said Thursday. “We have currently made strides to …
Zimbabwe in talks with Chinese firm on power plant http://af.reuters.com Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:09pm GMT Print | Single Page[-] Text [+] By Nelson Banya HARARE, July 12 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s government is in talks with China Railway International over plans to build a 1,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant to ease the southern African country’s electricity shortages, …
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ZESA audit reveals massive corruption http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ An internal Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority investigation has unearthed rampant corruption involving officials tampering with accounts.11.07.1209:30am by Criswell Chisango The investigation, codenamed Operation Dandemutande (Cobweb), started in April and has revealed that ZESA officers are deleting accounts with debts and replacing them with new ones that show no money is owing. A …