ZESA announces supply deals with a Swedish company

At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Zimbabwe has signed an agreement with UK-backed Africa GreenCo meant to ease the risks that have kept energy investors away from Zimbabwe.Power utility ZE...

Zimbabwe mining sector energy demand to surge 344%

ZIMBABWE'S mining sector will require in excess of 2 000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the next three to four years, up 344% compared to current needs, as industry expands, businessdigest revealed....

What is Gata even still doing at ZESA?

As Zimbabwe continues to sink deeper into an economic abyss - exacerbated by recurrent crippling electricity shortages - one is baffled as to why heads at the power utility are not rolling.No ...

ZESA and government corruption and incompetence to blame for perennial power challenges in Zimbabwe

As I write this article, I am preparing for a scheduled eight-hour power outage - from 08:00 to 17:00 hours - and, as can be seen, translates into an enti...

'No payment, no electricity'

The Government has directed Zesa Holdings to immediately institute measures to recover $15 billion it is owed by its clients in unpaid electricity bills.Under the directive only paying custome...

Mnangagwa wades into ZESA tariff hike

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered power utility ZESA to reduce its stepped electricity tariff from about US$0.19 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to about US$0.10 /kWh following a public outcry....

Power blackouts force Zimbabwe firms to shut down

Zimbabwe's economy could grind to a halt if power outages gripping the nation persist as production plunges, exports decline, companies lay off staff and disposable incomes shrink, after it emerged th...

Mugabe's Dema power plant flawed

The $250 million Dema Diesel Power Plant, which was awarded to Robert Mugabe's family under unclear and controversial circumstances, is expensive and unsustainable for the Zimbabwe Electricity Sup...