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Green energy incentives the way to go Minister Fortune Chasi 19/7/2019 Sifelani Tsiko Plans by Government to craft incentives to promote investments into solar energy will certainly boost the country’s set targets to increase the use of renewable energy for heating and electricity and reduce carbon emissions. By 2030, Zimbabwe needs to achieve universal …
REAZ urges State to subsidise renewable energy By Newsday – July 18, 2019 THE Renewable Energy Association of Zimbabwe (REAZ) has called on government to subsidise renewable fuels to curb the rampant deforestation and land degradation that is driving climate change. BY SHINGIRAI VAMBE A majority of citizens have turned to firewood as a cheap source of …
Chinese to invest US$15m in solar plant Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter 17/7/2019 A Chinese firm, Yaowei Technology will set up a US$15 million solar panel plant in Zimbabwe and produce about 500 solar panels per day. Once the project takes off, it will significantly address the ongoing electricity shortages causes by low water levels …
‘Consumers helped bankrupt Zesa’ Minister Chasi 18/7/2019 Consumers played a part in bankrupting Zimbabwe’s power utility, Zesa Holdings by failing to pay their bills on time resulting in the institution now failing to provide the much needed electricity, plunging the whole country into darkness, a cabinet minister has said. Zesa is owed about ZWL$1,2 …
Zesa dismisses four-day load shedding reports Paidamoyo Chipunza, Harare Bureau 15/7/2019 The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has dismissed reports that it will switch to stage four of load shedding, which would see affected suburbs experiencing four days without electricity. In a statement yesterday, ZETDC said stage four was “non-existent”. ZETDC indicated that …
Solar use incentives on the cards…‘Ease pressure on Zesa’ Minister Fortune Chasi 18/7/2019 Africa Moyo, Harare Bureau Government is crafting incentives to promote investment into solar energy to reduce pressure on grid electricity, whose generation is currently depressed due to low water levels in Kariba dam. This was said by Energy and Power Development Minister …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Let’s invest in solar power to bridge energy supply gap 16/7/2019 TWO solar power projects in Gwanda district of Matabeleland South poignantly illustrate the urgency for Zimbabwe to adopt alternative sources of power in the midst of crippling power shortages exacerbated by ageing thermal power plants and low water levels at Kariba …
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Cabinet sets out stringent measures on electricity, fuel Minister Monica Mutsvangwa Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau Government has approved a duty waiver on solar equipment and allowed mining firms to procure energy directly from the Southern Africa Power Pool. Further, selected hotels in resort areas will soon start paying electricity bills in foreign currency, as part …
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Minister studies technical team Eskom report Minister Fortune Chasi 18/7/2019 Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi is studying a report compiled by a technical team he recently dispatched to South Africa to meet Eskom officials to explore avenues of accessing more power imports to augment locally generated electricity. The visit by …