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Bulawayo power station collapses
27 Jul 2012 at 07:56hrs | Views
Bulawayo Thermal Power Station collapsed on Wednesday, a situation that has worsened the shortage of electricity in the country.
Energy ministry secretary Patson Mbiriri yesterday told delegates attending the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries congress in Nyanga that the brick-lining at the ageing station had caved in.
Before this outage, the power station was generating 30 megawatts (MW).
Currently Zesa is generating up to 1 200MW and is struggling to meet daily peak demand.
"The brick-lining of Bulawayo power station gave in yesterday and this has to be rebuilt," Mbiriri said.
Energy ministry secretary Patson Mbiriri yesterday told delegates attending the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries congress in Nyanga that the brick-lining at the ageing station had caved in.
Before this outage, the power station was generating 30 megawatts (MW).
Currently Zesa is generating up to 1 200MW and is struggling to meet daily peak demand.
"The brick-lining of Bulawayo power station gave in yesterday and this has to be rebuilt," Mbiriri said.
Source - newsday
