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Norton firms seek ring-fenced power 23/10/2019 Herald Secretary for Industry and Commerce Dr Mavis Sibanda, Norton legislator Temba Mliswa (left) and Cangrow Trading director Ankit Jain (right) pose with bottles of cooking oil produced by the company in Norton recently Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Business entities in Norton, large and small-scale firms, have offered …
Independent firm feeds 2,5MW into national grid Herald 22/10/2019 Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor Independent power producer, Centragrid (Pvt) Limited, has resumed commercial operations after obtaining a certificate which allows it to charge Zesa Holdings for the power it feeds into the national grid. The company was in a hot commissioning period from July …
500MW solar project for Zhombe Chronicle 21/10/2019 Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent A 500 megawatt solar project will soon be established in the Zhombe area in the Midlands province at a cost of $200 million, an official has said. Core Zimbabwe Mining Private Limited, one of the three companies working with Zibagwe Rural District Council …
Let there be light . . . 600MW Hwange plant takes shape Suday Mail 20/10/2019 Fairness Moyana in Hwange WORK on the expansion of the Hwange Power Station Stage 7 and 8 expansion is on track with 26 percent ground work having been covered so far, Sunday Business has learnt. The Government contracted Chinese company, Sinohydro …
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South Africa’s power utility implements load-shedding Herald 17/10/2019 Eskom, which provides about 95 percent of the South Africa’s electricity, implemented power cuts yesterday amid maintenance problems. The rand weakened as investors fretted about the effect on economic growth. Power shortages have been a major constraint on output in Africa’s most industrialised economy. Protracted outages …
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Blackout fears as coal stocks plunge 2 October 12, 2019 6:42 AM Source: Blackout fears as coal stocks plunge | eBusiness Weekly October 11, 2019 Martin Kadzere and Panashe Chikonyora Hwange Thermal Power Station, the country’s second largest power plant, is operating with critically low stocks of coal due to low supplies from the miners amid fears the situation …
Invest in green energy, farmers urged Herald 11/10/2019 Ellen Chasokela recently in Gwanda Scaling up linkages between the provision of renewable energy services and products with smallholder farming activities can boost agricultural output and the achievement of a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a development expert has said. Langelihle Ndlovu, a Practical Action …
Will ZESA tariff hike translate to more power? Herald 11/10/2019 Beaven Dhliwayo Features Writer The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) on Wednesday approved an electricity tariff increase of $162,16c per kilowatt hour, following a recent application by power utility ZESA Holdings to adjust the charge to promote viability and better service delivery. This follows, …
Zera approves power tariff hike Chronicle 10/10/2019 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has approved an electricity tariff increase of ZWL162,16c per kilowatt hour following a recent application by Zesa to adjust the charge to promote viability and better service delivery. Zesa Holdings through its subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity …
Hwange Power Station increases output Chronicle 7/10/2019 Hwange Thermal Power Station THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says Hwange Power Station is now generating an average 500 megawatts per day after the refurbishment of unit 5, easing electricity shortages in the country following months of acute outages. Before the refurbishment, Hwange was generating an average …