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Cable thief jailed for 16 years Herald 7/4/2020 Mildred Sithole Midlands Reporter A SHURUGWI man has been jailed for an effective 16 years for stealing copper cables worth more than $78 000 at Unki Mine after being caught when he left his employee identity card in a car with the stolen cables as he …
Centralised power distribution for lockdown period Herald 3/4/2020 Minister Chasi Leroy Dzenga Herald Reporter Zesa Holdings will be managed from a centralised point for the duration of the 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Under normal circumstances, power management is divided into zones. Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi told The Herald …
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Kariba power generation remains constrained Chronicle 2/4/2020 Kariba Hydro Power Station Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ELECTRICITY generation at Kariba Hydropower Station remains constrained despite the dam level rising by 97 centimetres between January and March this year, data from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) shows. The authority, which is a bi-national organisation jointly owned …
Government pays off Eskom debt Chronicle 1/4/2020 Minister Fortune Chasi Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has fully paid its debt to South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, after paying the regional power company the last US$890 000 this week paving way for fresh power imports negotiations. Last year Zimbabwe was denied power imports after …
Mat’land to generate 1k MW solar power Chronicle 25/3/2020 Mr Obert Sibanda Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter MATABELELAND region has the potential to generate close to 1 000MW of electricity from the proposed solar photovoltaic projects by Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Since 2010 the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has approved power generation licences …
Editorial Comment: Renewable energy policies vital for power sustenance Herald 20/3/2020 The launch of the National Renewable Energy Policy (NREP) and the Bio-fuels Policy of Zimbabwe represents a major milestone in our country’s efforts to catalyse the transition to renewable energy — a key step in the attainment of Strategic Development Goal (SDG) number …
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Renewable energy policy set for launch Herald 19/3/2020 Nesia Mhaka Herald Correspondent President Mnangagwa will today launch the National Renewable Energy and the Bio-fuels Policies of Zimbabwe in Harare, a move that will create a conducive environment for the development of renewable energy. The policies seek to promote optimal supply and utilisation of energy …
Byo man jailed 45 years for copper cables theft “Dangling electricity cables almost touching the ground along Khami Road in Bulawayo NewsDay 12/3/2020 BY NIZBERT MOYO A BULAWAYO man was this week jailed for 45 years for stealing electricity copper cables. Prosper Tshuma (26) of Iminyela, Bulawayo, was arrested after police received a tip-off from …
Surge in transformer thefts alarming Herald 9/3/2020 One of the thousands of vandalised electricity transformers in the country Cletus Mushanawani Senior Writer Six suspected thieves of Zesa transformers, accessories and cables were arrested recently, with the first now in the early days of his mandatory 10-year jail term, but vandalism and theft of electricity …
Zesa assures nation of end to load shedding Chronicle 9/3/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZESA has assured the nation that the prevailing load shedding will come to an end by mid-year as the country’s power utility has embarked on ambitious programmes to address the situation. Due to lack of investments in power generation …