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Bulawayo leads in sale of contaminated fuel, says ZERA
Bulawayo has been identified as the city with the highest number of garages selling contaminated fuel in Zimbabwe, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA).ZERA CEO Edingto...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:49hrs | 2242 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Zambia energy summit excites Zera
The upcoming Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit, set to take place in Victoria Falls from November 18 to 21, 2024, will serve as a pivotal platform for advancing sustainable energy solutions and e...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:49hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zera shuts down 73 unlicensed fuel stations
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has taken decisive action against unlicensed fuel stations, shutting down more than 70 facilities suspected of selling petroleum products from unauthori...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Zera urges motorists to sue contaminated fuel retailers
Motorists whose vehicles were damaged by contaminated fuel from blacklisted service stations may have legal grounds for compensation, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera)....Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:40hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Liquefied petroleum gas use rises 14-fold
The consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Zimbabwe has surged nearly 14-fold since 2012, rising from around five million kilograms per year to the current 70 million kilograms. This dramatic...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:16hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to bill in local, US dollars
WITH official and black market foreign currency exchange rates moving towards convergence, the Government is considering allowing customers to settle their electricity bills using either local currenc...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cartels controlling Zimbabwe fuel sector'
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has alleged that the country's fuel sector is run by cartels that are manipulating fuel prices.In its weekly review on socio-economic d...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More Zimdollar fuel on the way
Government is setting up a separate foreign currency allocation platform for petroleum companies that sell fuel using the Zimbabwe dollar to increase the number of outlets doing so.Finance and...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zera arrest 12 illegal fuel and gas dealers
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer, Edington Mazambani recently said there are two service stations that contravened the law and...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 15:01hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
Forex constraints impact on fuel supply in local currency
FOREIGN currency constraints are hindering the supply of fuel sold in local currency, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said.This week, Zera announced an increase in the pric...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices go up
THE price of fuel in Zimbabwe, like in most parts of the world, has shot up due to tensions in Eastern Europe, resulting is some garages selling petrol as much as US$1.60 per litre.The Zimbabw...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
No need to panic over fuel: ZERA
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) chief executive Edington Mazambani said that people should not panic over fuel crisis that has been experienced in the nation because everything is under co...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 21:30hrs | 9 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Fuel availability normalises
FUEL availability across the country is set to improve beginning today, following the completion of scheduled maintenance work on a fuel pumping terminal at the port of Beira in Mozambique, allowing f...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:07hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
57 service stations offer Zimdollar fuel
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has identified 57 service stations across the country that will sell fuel in local currency and eight of them are in Bulawayo.The move will brin...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe fuel the most expensive in Sadc'
ZIMBABWE'S high fuel costs have been cited as fuelling inflation and price hikes in the country.A statement by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) published yesterday has ...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zera dismisses Zimdollar fuel hoax
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (zera) has not designated any service station to sell fuel exclusively in Zimbabwe dollars, contrary to reports circulating on social media.In a statem...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zera probe unearths fuel scam
AN investigation by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has unearthed "massive abuse" of the Zimbabwean dollar fuel facility by oil marketers that insist on US dollar payments despite acce...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt delays bungle US$150m solar deal
A US$150 million solar power plant deal is facing collapse after prolonged bureaucratic delays frustrated the investor, who top government officials say is now considering pulling out and suing for lo...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reduces fuel pump price
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has with effect from today reduced the pump price for petrol in foreign currency by 0,75 percent to US$1,33 per litre from US$1,34.In its latest...Published: 05 May 2021 at 15:12hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zera opens fuel import licence applications
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) is now accepting applications for fuel importation licences for 2021, outlawing 2019 fuel procurement licences that were still in use.In a state...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 16:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel imports decline 20% in 10 months to October, says ZERA
A slow down in economic activity due to the coronavirus-induced lockdowns saw fuel (diesel and petrol) imports decline in the ten months to October. Figures from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authori...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 18:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
IPPs now producing 135MW as ZERA cancels 8 licences
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) says only 19 independent power producers (IPPs) are operational from the 88, which have been licenced to date while eight licences were cancelled for fa...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 14:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices reduced by 5%
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced new fuel prices which have seen diesel slightly going down by five percent, while petrol slightly increased by four percent, the Daily New...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa tariff hike hits 100% inside a week
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) on Thursday increased domestic electricity tariffs by 50 percent, the second such raise in a week.The ZESA subsidiary - s...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe readies for introduction of electric cars
THE Government is putting in place modalities to introduce electric cars in the country as a stop gap measure aimed at reducing over reliance on traditional fuel in powering automobiles, a Cabinet Min...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt readies for introduction of electric cars
THE Government is putting in place modalities to introduce electric cars in the country as a stop gap measure aimed at reducing over reliance on traditional fuel in powering automobiles, a Cabinet Min...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 112 | by Staff Reporter
Fuel price up again in Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has marginally increased the price of petrol and diesel by ZWL$0,29 and ZWL$0,18, respectively, with immediate effect as the local currency continues to...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 11:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rivals call for dialogue
Opposition political parties have renewed their appeal for inclusive national dialogue in the wake of the worsening economic crisis, with Nelson Chamisa's MDC party warning of calamitous demonstration...Published: 22 May 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fresh protests loom in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is now at risk of fresh protests after the cash-strapped government on Monday night unexpectedly announced that it had cancelled fuel subsidies for imports.Caught in a debilitating en...Published: 21 May 2019 at 18:10hrs | 1 | by ANA
ZPC gets licence for Bulawayo Power Station, residents to take legal action
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has issued a licence to the Bulawayo Power Company for the Bulawayo Power Station. In December last year, ZERA announced in a public notice that it had...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Government issues another ethanol licence
Government has issued a third ethanol production licence to a yet to be disclosed company as a way to curb shortages of the blending liquid. This is in light of an increase in fuel consumption...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe looking at introducing local crude oil refinery
Zimbabwe should seriously consider establishing a local crude oil refinery as a way of cutting the ballooning fuel bill, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera).Zimbabwe's...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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