Zesa seeks tariff review

Zesa seeks tariff review Herald 11/9/2020   Herald Reporter Zesa Holdings wants to raise its tariffs, saying the present tariffs were now sub-economic. Acting managing director for  Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) Mr Lovemore Chinaka said this before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power Development. He said the existing rate was …

‘More people to have accessed to cheap solar energy by 2030’

‘More people to have accessed to cheap solar energy by 2030’  0  September 10, 2020 4:50 PM Source: ‘More people to have accessed to cheap solar energy by 2030’ | Newsday (News) BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Energy deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa said Zimbabwe has adopted a Sustainable Development Goal which will see more people have accessed to cheap …

Measures underway to improve power supplies

Measures underway to improve power supplies  0  September 6, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Measures underway to improve power supplies | The Herald Fairness Moyana in HWANGE Power supplies are expected to improve in the next few days, as a number of measures are being implemented to restore normal generation at Hwange Thermal Power Station. The country is facing …

Daily power cuts worsen

Daily power cuts worsen By Mugove Tafirenyika Daily News Last updated Aug 31, 2020 Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s power crisis is worsening, with Zesa announcing yesterday its implementation of load shedding schedules lasting nearly 10 hours a day, the Daily News reports. The under pressure power utility said the increased power cuts …

‘23 000 transformers, 76 000 cables lost to vandals in Byo’

‘23 000 transformers, 76 000 cables lost to vandals in Byo’ NewsDay 31/8/2020 BY PATRICIA SIBANDA ZESA southern region manager Lovemore Chinaka has revealed that more than 23 000 transformers and about 76 000 cables lost to vandals in Bulawayo needed urgent replacement. The remarks came in the wake of concerns raised by the residents …

Hwange power unit fixed, boosts supply

Hwange power unit fixed, boosts supply  1  August 29, 2020 7:02 PM Source: Hwange power unit fixed, boosts supply | The Herald Minister Zhemu Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter ONE of the power generating units at Hwange Thermal Power Station was fixed yesterday to boost the country’s unity capacity by more than 150MW, Energy and Power Development Minister, Soda …

‘Don’t panic over power cuts’

‘Don’t panic over power cuts’ Herald 26/8/2020   Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka and other delegates assess winter wheat at Rainfields Farm in Chinhoyi yesterday Herald Reporter Wheat farmers have been urged not to panic over the current power disruptions as the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement is working closely …

Zesa explains power outages 

Zesa explains power outages The Herald 25/8/2020 Herald Reporter ZESA HOLDINGS has said power outages being experienced in different parts of the country are due to a technical fault at Kariba and Hwange Power station. Power supply had vastly improved since March until recently when some areas have been experiencing power cuts. ZESA Holdings acting …

No power cuts till year end, industry assured

No power cuts till year end, industry assured  Chronicle 31/7/2020   Harare Bureau INDUSTRY is assured of consistent power supply after State power utility Zesa Holdings said it will not effect load shedding until end of this year despite recent significant increase in demand for electricity. Up to June demand had been sitting at 1200 …

Boost for Kariba Hydro Power Station

Boost for Kariba Hydro Power Station Chronicle 21/7/2020   Kariba Dam Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has increased water allocation for electricity generation in Zimbabwe and Zambia following improved water inflows into Kariba Dam. This means Kariba Hydro Power Station is set to increase output, which is good news to …