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UK to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Under-16s

The British Government has unveiled plans to introduce a law banning the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 16, tightening rules around high-caffeine products that health experts warn pose serious risks to children.Under the …

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:05hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe turns to Japan for energy investments

Zimbabwe is exploring investment and technological partnerships with Japanese energy companies and government agencies to tackle one of the country's worst power shortages in decades. Households and businesses currently face up to 18 hours…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe, Zambia unite to close energy gap

Leading corporates and energy sector stakeholders from Zimbabwe and Zambia met in Harare this week for the Energy Forum for Africa (EFA) networking event, aimed at fostering cross-border partnerships to tackle southern Africa's electricity…

Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Hwange units 7 and 8 power Zimbabwe's energy stability

Zimbabwe's energy security has received a major boost from Hwange Thermal Power Station's Units 7 and 8, which have emerged as vital contributors to the national grid, powering key economic sectors including agriculture, mining, and manufa…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 19:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe courts energy sector investors

Zimbabwe is seeking to attract US private sector investment to rejuvenate its energy sector, with key Government officials outlining an ambitious blueprint for the future during the World Bank's Spring Meetings held in Washington DC.Energy…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:18hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe sets ambitious electrification and clean cooking targets

The Zimbabwean government has announced a bold plan to electrify over three million households and achieve 70% clean cooking access by 2030. This ambitious target was unveiled following today's Cabinet meeting, where officials addressed th…

Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:32hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe courts US gas investors

Energy and Power Development Minister July Moyo has urged U.S. businesses to invest in Zimbabwe's vast gas reserves, which he says are three times larger than those found in South Africa. Speaking at the Partnering Africa Summit in Washing…

Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Muzarabani natural gas project update

Invictus Energy has announced that the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) of Zimbabwe has approved its Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for pilot production activities at the Cabora Bassa Project. This approval paves the wa…

Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 15:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe faces looming energy crisis

Zimbabwe risks plunging into an energy abyss that could severely undermine its economic prospects if it fails to address its ongoing power challenges, a parliamentary report has revealed.The dossier, recently tabled by the Parliamentary Po…

Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:48hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe consortium seeks US$3 billion for power transmission project

The Intensive Energy User Group (IEUG), a local power consortium, is calling for over US$3 billion in investment over the next five years to enhance transmission infrastructure and address power imbalances in Zimbabwe. The IEUG, which repr…

Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Energy Minister reveals shocking decline in electricity generation

Zimbabweans face unrelenting power outages, with homes and businesses left without electricity for over 18 hours daily. The crisis stems from failing infrastructure at Hwange Thermal Power Station and critically low water levels at Kariba …

Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 15:25hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter

Invictus Energy reclassified its Zimbabwe operation

Australian energy firm Invictus Energy Limited has reclassified itself from an explorer to a developer as it moves towards becoming a producer. This shift follows significant gas and oil discoveries at the Mukuyu Gas Field in north-east Zi…

Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 13:25hrs | 2055 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's ZERA wants to 'streamline' new fuel station licensing

Zimbabwe's energy regulator ZERA says it plans stricter regulations on the construction of fuel stations, The rising number of new petrol stations has raised safety concerns. In its quarterly report, ZERA says: "ZERA is working with the Mi…

Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 12:59hrs | 1251 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe commissions wind-energy study to help add generation

Zimbabwe has commissioned a study of wind-power potential in the southern African nation as part of an effort to increase electricity generation.The government hired Noubeg Power Ltd., a firm based in Cameroon, to conduct the research. The…

Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:45hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter

Russian investors keen on Zimbabwe energy sector

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava met with a Russian business delegation from the Renova Group, led by director of strategy Mr. Oleg Fomichev, to explore opportunities in the energy sector, particu…

Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:13hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe ignores Sadc energy protocol

MEMBER of Parliament for Dzivaresekwa constituency Edwin Mushoriwa has demanded answers for government's failure to ratify the Amended Sadc Protocol on Energy which is projected to improve development and efficient use of energy resources …

Published: 28 May 2024 at 12:43hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe currency crisis holding back power deals

ENERGY and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo says investments into Zimbabwe's power sector have been affected by high currency induced risks.However, Moyo told businessdigest that currency volatilities were among top priorities to be a…

Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:23hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe seated on huge renewable energy resources'

ENERGY and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda last week said the country is sitting on enormous untapped energy resources offering significant opportunities for investors.He said some of the resources include renewables like solar, wind…

Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to address top energy conference

President Emmerson Mnangagwa will address the fourth edition of the International Renewable Energy Conference and Expo 2023 in Victoria Falls on Friday as the platform continues to grow in leaps and bounds.Mnangagwa, who is also patron of …

Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa outlines US$4.3 billion plan to end energy crisis

OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has mocked the Zanu-PF led government for failing to roll out a contingent blueprint to deal with power outages while outlining a five-point plan to alleviate electricity…

Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:17hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe needs 450 megawatts of imports to fill energy gap: Magombo

GOVERNMENT says the country requires energy imports of between 200 megawatts (MW) and 450MW daily from regional utilities to meet its power deficit.Zimbabwe has been reeling under rolling power cuts since the start of winter in May. Some o…

Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

US hijacks European allies on Russian energy ban

Russia and the US showed no signs of stopping biting each other's head off despite progress to a certain extent in Russia-Ukraine talks, with a Russian official announcing Moscow's readiness to respond to sanctions that will be swift and s…

Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:48hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa to blame for Zimbabwe's energy crisis'

LEADER of opposition political party, New Innovative Mordernisation Front (NIMF), Peter Munyanduri has predicted shortages of electricity in the country will persist as long as the Energy Ministry is occupied by an "unqualified and incompe…

Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's energy sector potential to drive agenda at African Energy week in Cape Town

Zimbabwe represents an exciting new frontier, with recent exploration activities leading to strong indications of significant oil and gas prospects. The Southern African country â€“ bordering Mozambique to the east, Zambia to the north and…

Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 19:28hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis

THE Zimbabwe government has announced that itâ€™s facing critical power shortfalls. The country's anchor power producer, Kariba Dam, might have to stop production in weeks due to dropping water levels.What are the main challenges facing Zi…

Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:28hrs | 10 | by Tafadzwa Makonese

Zimbabweans to pay 173% more for energy

Zimbabweans will soon pay substantially more in electricity tariffs as the southern African country continues to seek ways of alleviating its crippling power shortages.Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, in his 2019 mid-term budget review state…

Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 20:55hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Solar energy is forever

Working for yesteryears PTC was everyone's aspiration and great wish. The entity was in comfort zone, it considered postage stamp sales its cash cow and permanent source of huge revenues till 'boys came into town' and upended the apple-car…

Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:56hrs | 17 | by Thomas Murisa

Chasi turns to renewable energy

Energy minister Fortune Chasi has called on players in the private sector to collaborate with the government and invest in renewable energy to offset the power deficit in the country.Chasi's calls came at a time Zimbabwe is experiencing ex…

Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:39hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe energy master plan anchored on solar'

THE government said it has developed a rural electrification master plan, mainly anchored on harnessing solar power that will see most rural communities electrified by 2030.This was said by Energy deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa at the hando…

Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Strategic planning, management needed in our electrical energy sector

Just after the Second World War, political leaders in what was Southern Rhodesia started to think about how they would meet the needs of the country for electrical energy.After that, the debate raged between Northern and Southern Rhodesia …

Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 23 | by Eddie Cross

Vivo Energy completes regional expansion

Africa's largest independent fuels and lubricants retailer, Vivo Energy, says it has completed the purchase of a network of filling stations owned by Engen Holdings.The transaction adds operations in eight new countries and 230 Engen-brand…

Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:03hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

Govt working on new energy plan

GOVERNMENT intends to adopt an energy mix-based tariff structure as opposed to the prevailing commodity-based tariff for mining companies to ensure production efficiency, Energy and Power Development minister Joram Gumbo has said.A commodi…

Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:54hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter

Dirty Energy, dirty social economy- Africa is a Victim!

Zimbabwe like its peer republics in Southern, West, Eastern Africa is still ignorant and resistant in embracing new energy resources that are reliable and sustainable. There is limited attention prioritized for the transformation of energy…

Published: 11 May 2016 at 10:46hrs | 22 | by Mbizo Chirasha

Resuscitation of HCCL Key to World Energy Production

It comes as no surprise that the new government is determined to put things into perspective and position Zimbabwe as one of the key players in Africa in terms of energy production. In pursing such a feasible but daunting tasks it is param…

Published: 26 Dec 2013 at 06:48hrs | 13 | by Nkosana G. Mazibisa

Tapping geothermal power in Kenya's Rift Valley

There is clean energy in the ground in Kenya - a lot of it - and Kenya has already moved to start tapping the Rift Valley's vast steam reserves. The government hopes to generate about 27 per cent of the country's electrical power from geot…

Published: 18 Mar 2012 at 04:14hrs | 1039 | by BjâˆšÃ‰âˆ†ÃâˆšÃ‡Â¬âˆ‚rk Hakansson

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Plot to undermine the Geza Revolution

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