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Zesa power stations experiences massive faults
29 May 2014 at 19:39hrs | Views
Three major power stations have experienced massive faults resulting in major blackouts across the country but the cause of power failure is yet to be ascertained.
The three power stations failed to generate power for the greater part of Wednesday evening, leaving only Bulawayo and Munyati thermal power stations in operation.
These are Kariba Hydro-Power Station which has an installed capacity of 750 mega watts, Hwange Power Station with an installed capacity of 920 mega watts and Harare Power Station which has an installed capacity of 90 mega watts.
Sources said the Kariba Hydro-Power Station was restored early Thursday morning, while the other two stations were restored mid-morning.
Efforts are underway to ascertain the cause of the fault.
In a statement, ZESA Holdings Group Public Relations Manager Fullard Gwasira said there was loss of electricity generation from power stations due to a power system disturbance that originated from outside the country's borders.
System disturbances that originate from neighbouring countries affected all the power generating units of Hwange Power Station in February this year leaving the country in darkness.
At the time, government indicated it intended to install protection systems before the end of the year.
The three power stations failed to generate power for the greater part of Wednesday evening, leaving only Bulawayo and Munyati thermal power stations in operation.
These are Kariba Hydro-Power Station which has an installed capacity of 750 mega watts, Hwange Power Station with an installed capacity of 920 mega watts and Harare Power Station which has an installed capacity of 90 mega watts.
Sources said the Kariba Hydro-Power Station was restored early Thursday morning, while the other two stations were restored mid-morning.
Efforts are underway to ascertain the cause of the fault.
In a statement, ZESA Holdings Group Public Relations Manager Fullard Gwasira said there was loss of electricity generation from power stations due to a power system disturbance that originated from outside the country's borders.
System disturbances that originate from neighbouring countries affected all the power generating units of Hwange Power Station in February this year leaving the country in darkness.
At the time, government indicated it intended to install protection systems before the end of the year.
Source - zbc
