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Zim loses 400MW at Kariba The Sunday Mail 7/11/2021 Sunday Mail Reporter Zimbabwe yesterday lost 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity at Kariba South Power Station following a major fault that affected Zambia’s Kariba North Power Station. Zambia suffered a major power outage that affected most parts of the country after a problem at its hydropower …
Huge potential for Zim to go green The Herald 3/11/2021 Benjamin Chivandire Correspondent It is astonishing that clean energy from the sun has become the cheapest way to generate electricity. With the prices of solar panels having been on free fall over the past 15 years, solar energy is even cheaper than thermal power. Yet, …
Zesa improves power generation capacity The Chronicle 3/11/2021 Business Reporter THE country recorded improved power generation in the third quarter ended September 2021 with the Kariba Hydro-Power Station dominating the contribution to the national grid. According to the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) report for the period under review, there was a general improvement in electricity …
Zesa in dire straits…Zim thermal power stations have gone beyond lifespan, says GataA 0 October 29, 2021 9:15 PM Source: Zesa in dire straits…Zim thermal power stations have gone beyond lifespan, says GataA | Theindependent (Zimbabwe) BY SHAME MAKOSHORI POWER utility Zesa Holdings’ multi-billion-dollar electricity facilities have been overwhelmed after prolonged under-capitalisation, internal data showed this week, …
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Surrey to construct a 117kW solar plant in Marondera. The Herald 25/10/2021 Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Surrey has applied for a licence from the Zimbabwe Regulatory Authority (ZERA) to construct a 117 Kw solar power plant in Bromley, Marondera. In a statement, ZERA said it has received an application from Distributed Power Africa(Private) Limited for …
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‘Zesa engineers running Eskom’ 0 October 21, 2021 12:53 PM Source: ‘Zesa engineers running Eskom’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY NQOBANI NDLOVU ZESA Holdings executive chairperson Sydney Gata has bemoaned massive brain drain at the power utility, saying its engineers were literally now running South Africa’s Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom). He told editors and journalists during a tour of …
ZESA turns to alternative power sources The Herald 20/10/2021 Michael Tome Business Reporter ZIMBABWE is weighing immediate ways to come up with alternative power sources following global calls to move away from coal-fuelled power plants under the “no new coal” agenda. This was revealed by Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings executive-chairman Dr Sydney Gata …
ZESA Chairperson: Finance Secretary Guvamatanga “Culprit” In Stalling Solar Power Plants 0 October 19, 2021 1:41 PM Source: ZESA Chairperson: Finance Secretary Guvamatanga “Culprit” In Stalling Solar Power Plants – Pindula News Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) executive chairperson Sydney Gata has accused Finance Ministry secretary George Guvamatanga of refusing to guarantee Independent Power Producers’ (IPPs) deals and …
‘Loadshedding to go in three months’ The Chronicle 19/10/2021 Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls LOADSHEDDING being experienced in the country will be a thing of the past in three months’ time as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is employing a number of measures to ensure there is enough power supply in the country. President …
Zesa promises to improve electricity supply The Herald 14/10/2021 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Electricity supplies are set to improve soon as Zesa completes a cocktail of interventions to end the major load shedding that has hit residential areas hard and has even affected industrial areas although they are given priority. Most residential suburbs are now …