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8 SADC countries facing acute electricity shortages
At least eight of the sixteen Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states currently have less than 50 percent access to electricity, underscoring a severe energy shortage across the re...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:06hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt brokers EU power deals as blackouts unsettle economy
The Zimbabwean government is actively facilitating partnerships between local independent power producers (IPPs) and European Union (EU) investors to secure much-needed funding for critical energy pro...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:16hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Zim targets 1,8 million solar systems by 2030
HARARE - Zimbabwean population needs over a million and eight-hundred thousand (1,8 million) solar infrastructure-related systems to be installed countrywide as safe alternative to resolve possible en...Published: 20 May 2025 at 19:04hrs | 402 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Notorious robbers jailed 87 years
Two serial robbers who unleashed a reign of terror across rural Makoni District in 2024 have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 87 years in prison after being found guilty of 14 counts of robb...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:17hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
'Private sector key to Zimbabwe's energy transformation'
Zimbabwe is positioning the private sector as a central player in its quest for a sustainable, reliable, and inclusive energy future, government officials have emphasized.At the ongoing Nation...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:42hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has plenty of opportunities in renewable energy
Energy and Power Development Minister, July Moyo, has emphasized that Zimbabwe offers "abundant opportunities" for investors in the renewable energy sector. Speaking at the International Renewable Ene...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:09hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe explores the use of nuclear energy
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reaffirmed the Zimbabwean government's commitment to pursuing nuclear energy, particularly through small modular reactors (SMRs), as part of efforts to build a ...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:05hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station breaches 1 000MW output
Consumers across Zimbabwe have expressed their satisfaction with the recent improvement in power supply, attributed to the successful completion of maintenance works at the Hwange Power Station. The f...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:52hrs | 3151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe explores nuclear energy solutions
Zimbabwe is collaborating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Russian investors to introduce nuclear energy as a solution to the country's persistent power shortages, government off...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 20:48hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa breaks ground for 720MW power plant in Hwange
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today led the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 720MW thermal power plant in Hwange District, marking a major milestone for Matabeleland North Province and Zimbabwe's ener...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:19hrs | 1856 | 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 | 821 | 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 ...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:45hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
SADC leaders to be shielded from power cuts in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are facing daily power cuts, but regional leaders attending the SADC summit in Harare next month will be shielded from these blackouts. The government has instructed power utility ZESA to ...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 12:57hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to install floating solar panels at Kariba Dam
Zimbabwe plans to install floating solar panels by early next year at the world's biggest man-made freshwater reservoir, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy Development.An initial 15...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bizarre tariffs cripple Zimbabwe power projects
In Harare, Zimbabwe, Gloria Magombo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Power Development, highlighted the challenges faced by the country's sub-economic tariffs in funding crucial ...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power outages a reflection of subdued generation
Many of the recent power outages have arisen from faults since generation capacity is up and many private businesses have reduced their demand on the grid by installing solar panels, Energy and Power ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Politicians accused of lying about Zimbabwe's dire power supply situation
Leslie Mhangwa, the Member of Parliament for Chinhoyi, has criticized Zimbabwean politicians for glossing over and needlessly raising public expectations regarding the country's power crisis through f...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 08:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Two minors die in a car boot
Two Shamva based minors suffocated in their grandmother's vehicle after they were left playing near the vehicle by their mothers who are sisters on ...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 11:12hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kariba Dam rehab 80% complete
The ongoing Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project, currently at an 80 percent completion stage, encompasses the reshaping of the Plunge Pool and refurbishments of the Spillway. This comprehensive endeavor...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints line ministries permanent secretaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed deputy chief secretaries, line ministries' permanent secretaries and provincial affairs secretaries for devolution.In a stateme...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:10hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs US$12 billion for infrastructure rehab
The Ministry of Energy and Power Development has presented a staggering $12 billion proposal to comprehensively upgrade the country's infrastructure to meet international standards.The majorit...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe may begin power exports'
AS the power crisis eased in the past month, Ministry of Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Gloria Magombo (GM) says the country should start power exports next year. Indications of this...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:02hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
No more need for load shedding, says Zesa
IN a huge breakthrough for the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa the power utility, Zesa, says the country no longer needs a load-shedding schedule as it is now able to produce enough electri...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hwange unit 7 removed from the grid
THE recent higher levels of load-shedding is temporary while the new 300MW Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 goes through evaluation after the Unit successfully completed its reliability run....Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe electricity supply improves
With the Zambezi River Authority having just allocated Zesa extra Lake Kariba water to generate an average of 500MW at Kariba South, and Hwange 7 generating its designed net output of 300MW, the gener...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls double header for Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will be in Victoria Falls today to lead key proceedings of two separate high-level international economic conferences as the Second Republic intensifies its efforts to accelerate d...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt blames power crisis on lack of investment
GOVERNMENT has blamed the power crisis in the country on lack of investments in the energy sector, which could hinder achievement of policy objectives to ensure clean and affordable energy by 2030....Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's disused radioactive material facility nearing completion
Permanent secretary Gloria Magombo, RPAZ Ceo Justice Chipuru and Energy Minister Soda Zhemu touring the Disused Radiation Sources Facility in Hatcliffe, Harare yesterdayTHE construction of a d...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business mulls night-shift, weekend operations
INDUSTRY representative bodies are considering adopting night and weekend shifts as a short-term strategy to mitigate the adverse impact of crippling power cuts while ensuring steady production....Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs shielded from power cuts
At least 100 top government officials, including service chiefs, are having solar panels installed at their homes at the taxpayers' expense to cushion them and their families from the inconvenien...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe power shortages will end in 2023
THE authorities will take extraordinary measures, including the removal of all barriers hindering investment in the energy sector, to ensure that Zimbabwe does not face severe power shortages next yea...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says struggling to deal with power crisis
GOVERNMENT yesterday admitted that it was having difficulties in dealing with the power situation in the country, saying additional imports will be critical to solve the power crisis.This was ...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kariba water levels plunge to 5,63%
ZIMBABWE's power generation capacity is likely to further decline this year due to low water levels at Lake Kariba, which have plunged to 5,63% this week from 27% last year.This comes as the c...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Low water level threatens power generation at Lake Kariba
ZIMBABWE's power generation capacity is likely to decline this year due to low water levels at Lake Kariba, which have plunged down to 5, 63% this week from 27% last year.This comes as the cou...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | | 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 powe...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hwange 'explosion' blackouts Zimbabwe
THE major power blackout that hit Zimbabwe on Tuesday and Wednesday was reportedly a result of a massive explosion at Hwange Power Station's power generation Unit 4 on Tuesday, NewsDay Weekender has b...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power supplies to normalise from today
POWER supplies are set to normalise from today after almost a week of exceptionally high-level load shedding caused by the breakdown of four generation units at Hwange Thermal Power Station and a far ...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Falling fuel prices ease pressure on consumers
The sustained drop in fuel prices, which saw prices being reviewed downwards twice over a two-week period this month owing to falling international crude ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
ZimAchievers mark 11th anniversary in style
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards hosted a sold-out, glitzy 11th edition of the ZAA UK Awards Dinner Gala, with awards handed out in various categories on Saturday night at the Holiday Inn City in Birmingham....Published: 30 May 2022 at 15:36hrs | 14 | by Tinashe Mukono
Panic as fuel shortages loom in Zimbabwe
A FUEL crisis is looming as major dealers say they are struggling to stock up because of foreign currency shortages, which they say are threatening their viability.Fuel dealers say they may be...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZAA UK releases nominee list
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) on Friday announced the final nominees list for its UK 11th Anniversary Awards slated for May 28.The awards dinner gala will be held at Holiday Inn City, Bi...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Senior Petrotrade managers challenge forced leave
TWO senior executives at state-owned petroleum firm Petrotrade have gone to court to challenge their placement on "mandatory leave", warning that the illegal action could plunge the country into chaos...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Top govt officials in messy Petrotrade fight
STATE-OWNED petroleum firm, Petrotrade, has been rocked by fresh controversy amid reports that Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Gloria Magombo ordered the firing of two executives via ...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe issues ultimatum on 70 IPPs
GOVERNMENT has issued an ultimatum on 70 independent power producers (IPPs) sitting on licences for renewable energy projects, to immediately start project implementation.According to the Ener...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 17:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
WB, AfDB bankroll Zimbabwe renewable energy projects
THE World Bank (WB) and African Development Bank (AfDB) have been assisting the Zimbabwean government to implement the renewable energy policy to enhance use of alternative energies.This was r...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'US$120m looted from parastatal'
SUSPENDED PetroTrade board chair Tinomudaishe Chinyoka yesterday alleged massive looting and mismanagement at the State-owned entity which he claimed had prejudiced the company of nearly US$120 millio...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei eyes government fuel monopoly
Rapacious oligarch Kudakwashe Tagwirei would supply all government departments with fuel when he completes the capture of Petrotrade and Genesis, the two government-owned petroleum companies, ZimLive ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 15:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government targets 26,6% renewable power
THE Government is targeting a renewable energy installed capacity of 26, 5 percent of total output from domestic power generation by 2030, a senior official has said.Secretary for Energy and P...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Power Station re-powering set for Q1 2022
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is expected to conclude financing arrangements with an Indian contractor this month to facilitate commencement of the Bulawayo Thermal Power Station re-powering projec...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
New power supply for Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT has commenced the construction of a 360km electricity transmission project linking Hwange Thermal Power Station and Insukamini Substation in Bulawayo.The project is part of the on-g...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:49hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
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