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Load shedding relief for Zimbabweans
02 Apr 2014 at 15:49hrs | Views
The resuscitation of the fifth power generation unit at Hwange Power Station has increased output and will reduce load shedding in the country.
Five out of the six units at Hwange are operating with an output of 518 megawatts. Local engineers have been involved in extensive work for the past three weeks to ensure that there is increased power generation on the national grid following successive faults in neighboring South Africa which extensively damaged the country's generating units.
Information from Hwange shows that the fifth unit has been in operation since last week Wednesday and hopes are high that the development will reduce load shedding which had become very intense, affecting the manufacturing industry and households.
Sources said work at the sixth unit has begun although it will take time to bring the generating unit to life as there is need to import various components that were severely damaged at the end of February following a fault in South Africa.
The power station has been operating with four generating units since February, generating below 400 megawatts which impacted negatively on the supply of electricity across the country.
Market watchers have called upon the government to speedily finalise the installation of power protection systems at Hwange to avoid major breakdowns caused by faults from other countries.
Five out of the six units at Hwange are operating with an output of 518 megawatts. Local engineers have been involved in extensive work for the past three weeks to ensure that there is increased power generation on the national grid following successive faults in neighboring South Africa which extensively damaged the country's generating units.
Information from Hwange shows that the fifth unit has been in operation since last week Wednesday and hopes are high that the development will reduce load shedding which had become very intense, affecting the manufacturing industry and households.
Sources said work at the sixth unit has begun although it will take time to bring the generating unit to life as there is need to import various components that were severely damaged at the end of February following a fault in South Africa.
The power station has been operating with four generating units since February, generating below 400 megawatts which impacted negatively on the supply of electricity across the country.
Market watchers have called upon the government to speedily finalise the installation of power protection systems at Hwange to avoid major breakdowns caused by faults from other countries.
Source - BH24
