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Bulawayo power station shuts down
13 Jan 2016 at 06:28hrs | Views
Bulawayo Thermal power station has shut down after developing system disturbances.
According to the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) website, the station together with the Harare has been not been producing power.
Based on the update posted on its website, Hwange Thermal Power, the second largest power producer, was producing 540MW, Munyati (28MW) and Kariba was producing 407MW .
That led to electricity generation on Tuesday dropping to 975 megawatts after two power stations.
ZPC also imports 300MW from South Africa's Eskom.
According to the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) website, the station together with the Harare has been not been producing power.
Based on the update posted on its website, Hwange Thermal Power, the second largest power producer, was producing 540MW, Munyati (28MW) and Kariba was producing 407MW .
That led to electricity generation on Tuesday dropping to 975 megawatts after two power stations.
ZPC also imports 300MW from South Africa's Eskom.
Source - Byo24News
