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Zesa announces 18 hr daily cuts
25 Sep 2015 at 09:59hrs | Views
Zimbabweans should brace for 4AM and 10PM daily electricity cuts, ZESA Holdings has announced.
The country is experiencing serious blackouts blamed on breakdowns and repairs at the power plants.
Bulawayo suburbs will be without power between 4AM and 10PM for the better part of the week.
The load shedding schedule published by Zesa Holdings subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, indicated that most of Harare's suburbs will be without power between 4AM and 10PM, while other towns will be affected between 5AM and 10PM.
The power firm said the load shedding would be worse if the power supply situation deteriorated.
"The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company is experiencing increased power shortfalls due to low water levels at Kariba Power Station, generation constraints at Hwange Power Station and limited imports," said the power company.
"The power shortfall is being managed through load shedding in order to balance the power supply available and the demand. Previously published winter load shedding schedules have been reviewed in line with the increased shortfalls owing to the depressed generation levels at Kariba Power Station.
"In the event of further deterioration of the current available power supply, the level and duration of load shedding may go beyond the advertised schedules".
"Every effort is being directed at improving the generation capacity to ensure that supply disruptions are kept at minimum levels," it said.
The same tight load shedding schedule will apply in Bulawayo where most suburbs will be without power between 4AM and 10PM for the better part of the week.
The country is experiencing serious blackouts blamed on breakdowns and repairs at the power plants.
Bulawayo suburbs will be without power between 4AM and 10PM for the better part of the week.
The load shedding schedule published by Zesa Holdings subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, indicated that most of Harare's suburbs will be without power between 4AM and 10PM, while other towns will be affected between 5AM and 10PM.
The power firm said the load shedding would be worse if the power supply situation deteriorated.
"The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company is experiencing increased power shortfalls due to low water levels at Kariba Power Station, generation constraints at Hwange Power Station and limited imports," said the power company.
"The power shortfall is being managed through load shedding in order to balance the power supply available and the demand. Previously published winter load shedding schedules have been reviewed in line with the increased shortfalls owing to the depressed generation levels at Kariba Power Station.
"In the event of further deterioration of the current available power supply, the level and duration of load shedding may go beyond the advertised schedules".
"Every effort is being directed at improving the generation capacity to ensure that supply disruptions are kept at minimum levels," it said.
The same tight load shedding schedule will apply in Bulawayo where most suburbs will be without power between 4AM and 10PM for the better part of the week.
Source - Herald
