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Get ready to work, says Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWEANS should get ready to go back to work with increased discipline as the country readies to achieve speedy economic recovery in the next 10 years to transform it into an upper middle-class eco...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's video address on the occasion of the 40th Independence Day commemorations
INDEPENDENCE Day speech by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, April 18, 2o209The First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa;Honourable Vic...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 14:24hrs | 776 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Zesa gets more power from Mozambique
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has opened debt repayment negotiations with Mozambique's Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) with a view of settling the US$45 million debt owed to the regional p...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:44hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 derails US$1,4bn worth Zimbabwe-China projects
IMPLEMENTATION of Chinese projects totalling US$1,4 billion, which had reached a critical phase, has been hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has rattled the global economy and killed about 75 00...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:31hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
Miners seek 25% increase in coal price
Zimbabwe's coal miners are seeking a 25 percent increase in the price of coal they supply to Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a subsidiary of State-owned ZESA Holdings to enhance the miners' viability, a...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:02hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zimbabwe clears ESKOM debt
The Minister of energy Advocate Fortune Chasi has announced that Zimbabwe has cleared all the debt that it owes to South Africa's power utility ESKOM. Said Chasi, "Hard to believe but ESCOM ha...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:37hrs | 6823 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Load shedding is temporary, claims Zimbabwean minister
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has attributed the abrupt increase in load shedding experienced over the past few days to a fault at Hwange Power Station. Though the supply...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:48hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Electricity supplies improve countrywide
THE country's electricity supply has improved in the past few weeks with consumers confirming the reduction in the power outages. While complaining about what they view as "steep" charges, fol...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pays Eskom US$1m monthly
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has said Zimbabwe is paying nearly US$1 million towards clearing its debt to South Africa's State power utility, Eskom, and expects improved power s...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 05:45hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Zesa in showdown with coal producers
Coal producers and Zesa Holdings come face-to-face at a crunch meeting next week to thaw frosty relations amid revelations the power utility is struggling to pay for coal deliveries with its debt grow...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:46hrs | 1657 | by Staf reporter
Hwange floods threaten power supplies
Zimbabwe could face increased load-shedding after critical coal mines that supply Hwange Thermal Power Station were flooded following heavy rains that pounded the area on Saturday. Hwange rece...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:13hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Hwange power station flooded, serious loadshedding expected
HEAVY rains of up to 139mm pounded Hwange Town yesterday in just three hours, resulting in flash floods which damaged homes and properties including a stockpile of coal at Hwange Power Station, the co...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:39hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Indian investors flock to Zimbabwe
THE new dispensation's rallying call, that Zimbabwe is open for business, has roused the interest of Indian investors amid indications that investment proposals from the Asian economic giant are growi...Published: 15 Dec 2019 at 09:17hrs | 1780 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to make own number plates
Following several months of vehicle number plate shortages, Government has tasked innovation hubs at universities to come up with a patent system for local production of plates with adequate security ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:27hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
NOTICE: Latest on ZESA load shedding schedule
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority has announced that the load shedding has moved to stage 2 due to the loss of imports from the region and poor local power generation. ZESA Spokesperson Fu...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 07:01hrs | 7125 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Indian power giant eyes Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S efforts to resolve a crippling power shortage have received a major boost after India's largest power services company, NPTC Limited, expressed interest in building a 100-megawatt&nbs...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:04hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Hospital shuts down mortuary
INCESSANT power cuts have forced Beitbridge District Hospital to shut down its mortuary leaving members of the public at the mercy of private players who are offering the services at exorbitant prices...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
ZESA's corruption & incompetence an unwarranted burden on Zimbabweans - need for urgent accountability
As I write this article, we are just seated, or milling around, incapable of engaging in any meaningful productive work. Why? Because there is no electricity - which, we desperately need for our effec...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 2067 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zesa reverts to Stage 2 load shedding
ZESA Holdings yesterday said it is implementing prolonged load shedding following a technical fault at Hwange Power Station. The power utility said it was moving to Stage 2 load shedding that ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:13hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to brace for more darkness
Zimbabweans should brace for a darkness because of the rainy season that has pounced upon the country the national power utility ZETDC has warned. The spokesperson of the Zimbabwe Power Compan...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 1085 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZESA increases load shedding hours
The Zimbabwe Power Company Spokesperson Fullard Gwasira has announced that the power utility has moved to Stage 2 of load shedding due to the tripping of generator units on Sunday.Said Gwasira...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 07:14hrs | 3180 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZESA announces phase-two load shedding
AS power shortages continue, government has announced power producer Zesa has lost over 200MW after generators at Hwange inexplicably collapsed early Sunday.Energy Minister Fortune Chasi used ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:05hrs | 2399 | by newzimbabwe
China still committed to financing Zimbabwe projects
THE African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (Afrodad), together with the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd), this week held a multi-stakeholder public debt conference to di...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Hwange station needs complete overhaul
SUBDUED power generation at Hwange Power Station is contributing to prolonged load shedding as only four units out of six are operating, general manager for the plant, Engineer Arnold Chivurayise, has...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
600MW Hwange plant takes shape
WORK on the expansion of the Hwange Power Station Stage 7 and 8 expansion is on track with 26 percent ground work having been covered so far, Sunday Business has learnt.The Government contract...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:43hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Hwange 7 & 8 expansion only 21% complete
The Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project is now 21 percent complete, with the first unit set to be commissioned by the end of the first quarter next year. This was said by Finance an...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:46hrs | 32 | by Staff rpeorter
Hwange Power Station set for US$3,6m refurbishment
Power utility, Zesa, is undertaking a US$3,6 million refurbishment of Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 6 expected to be complete in December.Completion of the works will pave way for the Zimb...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:58hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drafting new coal tariffs
GOVERNMENT has paid tribute to Makomo Resources for keeping the nation's lights on by continuously supplying coal to the Zimbabwe Power Company at a time the country's economy and coal mining sector a...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station increases output after refurbishment
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says Hwange Power Station is now generating an average 500 megawatts per day after the refurbishment of unit 5, easing electricity shortages in the country following m...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 06:20hrs | 1253 | by Staff Reporter
Zera delists seven power producers
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has cancelled licences of seven Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that have failed to kick start their projects within stipulated timeframes as it move...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:07hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
ZERA delists seven power producers
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has cancelled licences of seven Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that have failed to kick start their projects within stipulated timeframes as it move...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 07:06hrs | 314 | by Staff Reporter
Villagers to make way for power line
TWENTY NINE households in Mazwi village on the outskirts of Bulawayo will be relocated to pave way for the erection of a 335km long overhead power line from a proposed Hwange Substation to Insukamini ...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:10hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
ZESA set to increase power exports to Namibia
State-run Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) senior officials are expected to meet with executives from Namibia's electricity company NamPower and finalise some on-going negotiations for the...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 16:54hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Load-shedding back to Stage 2
Zesa HOLDINGS has reverted to Stage Two load-shedding schedule hardly two weeks after assuring consumers of significant relief. Zesa spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira earlier this month said the...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Electricity problem to lessen in Zimbabwe
The Minister of Energy and Power Development Fortune Chasi says the Zimbabwe Power situation is set to ease after another unit ah Hwange Power Station started to feed power into the national grid. ...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 07:00hrs | 3750 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Uptake of solar products still low in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's ambitious drive to promote clean energy and eradicate energy poverty in the country through the power of sunshine is still facing numerous barriers. The country has developed strong...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Zesa rectifies fault at Hwange
ZESA has managed to rectify a technical fault that developed on one of Hwange Thermal Power Station's generators, Unit 5, over a week ago, which resulted in the power utility losing about 160 Megawatt...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes more power imports from Mozambique
GOVERNMENT is negotiating with Mozambique for up to 400MW of electricity to continue alleviating power outages facing the country, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Advocate Fortune Chasi ...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 06:56hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Electricity woes to ease as Zesa fixes station
ZIMBABWE last week lost 160 Megawatts of power after one of the only reliable generation station Hwange Unit Five went down, further crippling power supply at a time authorities are battling to secure...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:45hrs | 2850 | by Staff reporter
Technical faults at Hwange cause for prolonged load shedding
THE Minister of Energy and Power Development, Advocate Fortune Chasi, has said the prolonged load shedding hours experienced in some parts of the country over the past few days were due to unexpected ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding relief as power supplies improve
LOAD shedding has eased after Zimbabwe started receiving 400 megawatts of electricity from South African power utility Eskom on Thursday night, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Advocate F...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:52hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Kariba restricted to 358MW as dam water drops to 24%
State power utility, Zesa, needs to strictly adhere to a tight prescribed water ration that allows it to generate an average of 358 megawatts at Kariba to avoid depleting Kariba Dam following revelati...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:07hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Zesa says deal with Eskom close
State power utility Zesa has commenced commercial discussions with South Africa's, Eskom, with a view to resume imports and plug a crippling power deficit.Zesa used to supplement a far less po...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:43hrs | 3432 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out to Namibia
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to leave for Namibia today on a three-day State visit that will coincide with the ninth Zimbabwe-Namibia Joint Permanent Commission. In an interview yesterday, ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts cripple informal sector
THE incessant power cuts being experienced across the country have hit the informal sector hardest with players now spending long hours or days without production. The power utility, Zesa, is ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:17hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Chasi to revoke license of dormant IPPs
THE Government will consider revoking licences of Independent Power Producers failing to kick start their projects as it moves to reduce the power deficit grappling the country, a Cabinet Minister has...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:05hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to inject additional 160MW this week
Zesa will this week add 160 MW of electricity to the national grid following the successful refurbishment of Unit 5 at Hwange Power Station (HPS), while a further 160MW from Unit 6 is expected within ...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 20:59hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa looks to SA for electricity
President Mnangagwa is expected to meet his South African counterpart tomorrow to discuss whether Zimbabwe's neighbour can export more electricity to the country in light of the shortages being experi...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 09:43hrs | 1109 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to meet Ramaphosa over electricity
President Mnangagwa is expected to meet his South African counterpart on Sunday to discuss whether Zimbabwe's neighbour can export more electricity to the country in light of the current shortages bei...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 18:58hrs | 3381 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe confirms Eskom payment
Government yesterday confirmed paying US$10 million to South African power utility, Eskom, to service the debt to the power utility - and the money was set to be in the receiver's bank by end of day y...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
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