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Kariba water levels worsen Sunday Mail 2/2/2020 Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi Gabriel Masvora, News Editor WATER levels at Kariba Dam, home to the country’s biggest and only hydro-electric power station, have started going down. the dam is left with power generation water that is at one metre level, it has been learnt. …
Power supply for irrigation improves Herald 30/1/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Irrigation activities in most farming areas have improved following Government’s intervention to prioritise electricity allocation for crop production to boost national food security. However, farmers are calling for an extension of hours and days of power supply. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, …
Zesa loses 632m units to bad coal Herald 30/1/2020 Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor Zesa Holdings says it lost about 632 gigawatt hours (632 million consumer units) worth US$54 million last year due to bad quality coal, a claim rejected by the Coal Producers Association. Zesa adds that a further US$1,5 million was spent …
Sable Chemicals and Tatanga Energy to construct solar energy plant in Zimbabwe 0 January 28, 2020 6:00 PM Source: Sable Chemicals and Tatanga Energy to construct solar energy plant in Zimbabwe Sable Chemicals, an ammonium nitrate manufacturer, has agreed to a collaboration with Tatanga Energy, a fertiliser manufacturer, to construct a 50 MW photovoltaic solar generation plant …
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Zesa to ease load shedding . . . US$100m secured for arrears clearance Sunday Mail 26/1/2020 Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi Kuda Bwititi, Harare Bureau Zimbabwe is set to clear its arrears owed to Mozambique and South Africa after securing a US$100-million facility from Afreximbank and revive a 30-year trilateral agreement with the …
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Hwange Thermal Power Station back on grid after floods Chronicle 21/1/2020 Minister Richard Moyo Harare Bureau HEAVY rains which pounded Hwange at the weekend knocked out Hwange Thermal Power Station when the coal got wet but two 120 megawatt units were back up yesterday with a third expected to be on the grid by …
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Flash floods halt Hwange expansion project Chronicle 20/1/2020 Zesa spokesperson, Mr Fullard Gwasira Fairness Moyana/ Nomvelo Siziba/Africa Moyo, Chronicle Reporters WORK at Hwange Power Station expansion project was suspended while coal mines were flooded following heavy rains that caused flash floods in Hwange at the weekend. Hwange received a total of 139mm of rain within …
‘Storms to interrupt power supply’ Chronicle 16/1/2020 Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter ZESA Holdings says violent storms that have been predicted by the Meteorological Services Department will worsen the power supply situation in the country as electricity infrastructure would be destroyed. The Meteorological Services Department has warned that violent storms may …
Relief as flows into Kariba Dam increase 1 January 12, 2020 10:18 AM Source: Relief as flows into Kariba Dam increase | Sunday Mail (Business) Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter The Kariba Dam’s water level ended last year at its lowest in 23 years, but recent data from three major river flow stations along the Zambezi River, …
Govt pledges improved power supplies for agriculture 0 January 4, 2020 7:11 PM Source: Govt pledges improved power supplies for agriculture | Herald (Top Stories) Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri (centre) and Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi tour Glenara Estates owned by Mr Sean Horsvey (right) in Mazowe yesterday. — Picture: …
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