Search / Liquefied petroleum gas
Zimbabwe records surge in LPG consumption
Zimbabwe is experiencing a significant surge in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumption, signalling a growing shift among households and small businesses towards cleaner and more affordable energy a...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 13:03hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Zambia signs $1.1 billion deal with Chinese firm
Zambia has signed a US$1.1 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China's Fujian Xiang Xin Corporation for the development of a crude oil refinery and energy complex in Ndola, in a move expect...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 10:45hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Gweru, Kwekwe flagged as hotspots for fuel adulteration
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has raised alarm over rampant fuel fraud in Gweru and Kwekwe, identifying the two Midlands cities as high-risk zones where unscrupulous traders are adul...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Gas explosion turns car into fireball in Bulawayo
Bulawayo was rocked by another terrifying gas explosion on Monday night when a car burst into flames near the Amakhosi Cultural Centre, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell and raising fresh concer...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1347 | by Staff reporter
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
5 SA hitmen convicted in Zimbabwe
Five South Africa-based hitmen were convicted on Friday by Harare Magistrate Mr. Stanford Mambanje for their involvement in the kidnapping and assault plot targeting local businessman Mr. Oliver Tenda...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:36hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps VAT on LPG, prices fall 10%
Zimbabwe's push for sustainable energy solutions has received a significant boost following the government's removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), a move that has led to a...Published: 10 Jan 2025 at 12:06hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube squeezes taxpayers
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Mthuli Ncube, yesterday unveiled a set of new taxes aimed at bolstering government revenue in the 2025 national budget. The tax measure...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:16hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
NOIC plans to boost pipeline capacity to 5 billion litres annually
The National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC) has unveiled plans to significantly increase the country's fuel pipeline capacity to five billion litres per year by 2026. This ambitious pro...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Zera blitz nets 300 smuggled LPG cylinders
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has seized 300 smuggled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders from South Africa and Botswana for failure to conform to set local standards.The...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1051 | 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
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 | 127 | by Staff reporter
5 hired hitmen back in the dock
The trial of five alleged hitmen accused of plotting to murder prominent businessman Oliver Tendai Chipindu is scheduled to continue this Friday, with the State presenting evidence from the second wit...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:08hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Zera, police raid illegal gas dealers
AT LEAST 250 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers were last year arrested for illegally selling the fuel in a joint operation involving the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), police and the...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
More houses for Zimra officers
FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli, Ncube on Thursday officially commissioned a block of flats built for Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) workers deplo...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
US$11m LP gas depot complete
GAS supplies are now more assured with the operationalisation of the first phase of the US$11 million liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage and handling facility with a holding capacity of 650 tonnes ...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:51hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Luxury apartments named after Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday broke ground at the US$100 million Millennium Park development in Borrowdale West signaling the construction of the premium luxury 86-unit block of apartments na...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 05:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe back to 20-hour power cuts
Zimbabwe is once again grappling with 20-hour power cuts, with no solution in sight until 2025 at the earliest."It's a long road ahead," Energy Minister Edgar Moyo said.Zimbabwe's peak...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:42hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
LP gas vendors arrested
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reported the arrest and conviction of a minimum of 80 illegal vendors of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP gas) since the start of the year, along with th...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Sinohydro restores power in Zimbabwe
Going to bed and waking up in darkness had become the norm for Zimbabweans as the country endured rolling blackouts due to depressed power generation.But now, according to Zimbabwe's President...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:57hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Fuel imports up 73%
ZIMBABWE'S fuel imports grew by 73% to 2 345 billion litres last year, with most of it coming from the private sector, figures obtained from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) showed....Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zera slashes gas price by 14,9%
LIQUEFIED petroleum gas (LPG) users will pay 14,9 percent less this month after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority reduced the retail price for the commodity in foreign currency.The reta...Published: 12 May 2023 at 21:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabweans die in Joburg tanker explosion
Four Zimbabweans have been confirmed to be among the 18 people killed when a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded in Boksburg, in South Africa's Gauteng province on Saturday morning....Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zera hikes LPG prices
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased prices for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by five cents with effect from December 12, 2022.In a statement on Monday, Zera said the ...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zera slashes fuel dealership licence renewal fees
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reduced fuel dealership licence renewal fees for 2023 by 13%.In a circular to the petroleum sector, Zera said the wholesale licence fee woul...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe edges closer to oil, gas discovery
Zimbabwe is inching closer to making a commercial discovery of oil and gas after Invictus Energy last week said results from initial evaluation of data from its Mukuyu-1 well site showed strong eviden...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's Kariba, Hwange power plants obsolete'
GOVERNMENT says obsolete equipment at power stations has caused the country's crippling power outages.This follows an announcement last Saturday by Zesa Holdings that there will be increased l...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe developing a new US$60bn capita city
Plans to develop Zimbabwe's new capital city in Mt Hampden are gathering momentum, with a masterplan for the multi-billion-dollar ultra-modern development now complete.The US$60 billion metrop...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
ZESA power cuts trigger gas shortage in Bulawayo
THE current countrywide power cuts have triggered severe shortages of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Bulawayo.The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) last week...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Oil, gas equipment lands in Zimbabwe this week
INVICTUS Energy, the Australian firm exploring oil and gas in Muzarabani and Mbire districts of Mashonaland Central, north of Zimbabwe, expects the first batch of key pieces of the exploration drillin...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
New Beitbridge fire station complete
GOVERNMENT in partnership with the Zimborders Consortium has completed constructing a new fire station in Beitbridge to address the perennial fire and emergency rescue services deficiencies in the bor...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:31hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa hikes petrol, diesel prices
The price of 95-octane unleaded petrol will rise by R2,33 a litre from today, while 93-octane unleaded petrol will go up by R2,43 a litre, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced yest...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mulls fuel levy cuts
Zimbabwe has hinted it may further reduce fuel levies to stymie a sustained spike in the domestic price of petroleum products after global prices soared on market uncertainty due to the conflict betwe...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt blames international developments after hiking fuel prices twice in 4 days
Energy and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda, has explained the frequent fuel price increases saying they are a result of international developments which Zimbabwe has no control over.He ...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zera announces LPG price increase
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced an upward review on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).Retail price for LPG has been set at US$2.07 up from, US$2.03 and ZWL$268.11 up ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
LPG prices reduced
LIQUEFIED petroleum gas (LPG) users will pay 4,3 percent less this month after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority reduced the retail price for the commodity in both local and foreign currency....Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZERA hikes LPG gas prices
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has made an upward review of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices to US$2,05 per kg effective from November 8, 2021.The liquid petroleum gas i...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Blackouts intensify in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEAN companies and domestic consumers are feeling the pinch of high costs of back-up power supply after the national power utility, Zesa, announced a 12-hour load-shedding schedule.Zesa ...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 11 | 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 ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells security agencies to be vigilant
THE discovery of oil could pose a security threat to the country, which requires state security agencies to be always on high alert, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Mnangagwa made the ca...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:09hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt calls for vigilance as oil firm makes headway
THE discovery of oil could pose a security threat to the country, which requires State security agencies to be always on high alert, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Mnangagwa made the ca...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:17hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zera warns unlicensed LPG fillers
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has warned against the mobile sale of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) saying such conduct is criminal and potentially dangerous.Zera said LPG fill...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Our electricity tariffs are too low'
Dr David Madzikanda was appointed board chairperson of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) in January this year. His team was immediately tasked with facilitating the country's access to m...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Family loses clothes, furniture as house gutted by fire
A HOUSE in Killarney suburb, Bulawayo, was on Friday gutted by fire after a five-year-old child, who was playing with matches set it ablaze.The affected family was left with nothing after all ...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi's empire is crumbling
The late socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure's Botswana empire is crumbling after the neighbouring country's Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) ordered the closure of his Quick Gases ...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi cases struck off the roll
THE State has withdrawn fraud, tax evasion and money laundering charges against late businessman and socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure who was set to appear in court yesterday.Kadungure's l...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi dies
Popular fuel trader and socialite Genius Kadungure was killed in a fiery high-speed car crash early on Sunday.He was 36. He is the owner of Pioneer Gas and PIKO Group.Kadungure was re...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zera raises alarm on illegal gas fillers
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has expressed concern at the mushrooming of roadside and backyard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP gas) filling posts, saying they should be regularised to a...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) usage in Zimbabwe low
THE use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Zimbabwe is still at its infancy as the country makes headway to ensure its populace make use of alternative energy sources instead of relying on grid elect...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 05:00hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Safe use of LPG in the Home
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a clean, safe and portable form of energy, which has been fully embraced in Zimbabwe by domestic and industrial users. However, like all other flammable fuels, it has ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
