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Hwange Unit 7 back on Zimbabwe power grid
Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, which was recently taken off the national grid for confirmation tests, was successfully put back on Monday, adding 300MW to the national output as the country puts...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:15hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 back on grid today
Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, which was recently taken off the national grid for further tests, will be back online on Monday, adding 300MW to the national output, Energy and Power Development ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:26hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 passes tests, back on grid Monday
Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, which was recently taken off the national grid for further tests, will be back online on Monday, adding 300MW to the national output, Energy and Power Development ...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:09hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power generation has improved
GOVERNMENT has revealed that the bilateral talks between Zimbabwe and Zambia have resulted in the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) allocating more water to Zimbabwe to enable the country to generate more...Published: 02 May 2023 at 09:00hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Zambezi River Authority further limits Kariba Dam water usage
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), an agency established by Zimbabwe and Zambia to manage the river's basin, has tightened screws against its principals, pushing them to adhere to laid-down consumptio...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:05hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Zesa engages ZRA for more water
ZESA Holdings is engaging the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) for more water allocation to ramp up electricity generation.Spokesperson George Manyaya told NewsDay that the power utility has mana...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:26hrs | 62 | 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 | 547 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 clocks full load of 300MW
THE power utility, Zesa Holdings, has announced a reduction in load shedding in response to the rising domestic power generation capacity, which has seen the country surpassing 1 000MW total output fr...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:20hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia in border impasse
ZIMBABWE and Zambia have directed the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) to mediate in negotiations which would lead to a clear demarcation of the two countries' border line on Lake Kariba's waters, the Zi...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:49hrs | 3230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power supplies set to improve
RISING water levels in Lake Kariba and the imminent synchronisation of Hwange units 7 and 8 to the grid - which will add a cumulative 600MW - have raised expectations that the country's power supply s...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Aged Hwange power station complicates load-shedding plans
ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda yesterday told Parliament that it would be difficult for Zesa Holdings to come up with a load-shedding timetable due to the unreliability of Hwange Power Station.Sod...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:25hrs | 645 | by Nevanji Madanhire
MPs take Soda Zhemu to task
LEGISLATORS say Energy minister Soda Zhemu is painting a misleading picture of Zimbabwe's energy situation, which they say is worsening despite his numerous assurances.In the final quarter of ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:58hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba not likely to spill this year
There is no likelihood that Lake Kariba will spill this year, according to the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA).Heavy rainfall and floods in some parts of the southern African region had raised h...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 20:36hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses quarterly power output target
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says power production for the fourth quarter to December 31, 2022, at 1 719 gigawatt hours (GWh), was 30,96 percent short of the company's quarterly target of 2 490GWh...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:49hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
4 000 new Zesa transformers to light up more areas
Another 4 000 transformers have been bought by ZETDC with 1 000 new service vehicles in the pipeline as Zesa and the Government accelerate the connection of more businesses and households to the...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
AfDB appointed adviser for Batoka Gorge project
THE African Development Bank has been appointed lead financial adviser for the planned US$5-billion Batoka Gorge hydro-power dam, designed to supply Zambia and Zimbabwe, which are facing crippling pow...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Rising inflows boost Kariba power output
KARIBA Hydro-Power Station has increased its daily electricity generation output by 40 percent from 250 megawatts to 350 megawatts in response to the rising water inflows into Lake Kariba, the Zimbabw...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:07hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba water levels rising daily
WATER levels in Lake Kariba are rising at an average of 2cm daily, amid projections that the lake would have gathered at least 7 metres available for power generation in June, when peak inflows reach ...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Energy Minister grilled over electricity crisis
ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda was yesterday grilled in Senate over the electricity crisis currently affecting the country, which has resulted in rolling power cuts of up to 22 hours daily.Senator...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:23hrs | 872 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia to speed up two key power projects
Zimbabwe and Zambia are working to expedite the implementation of two key power generation projects to bring relief to citizens of the two countries who, along with others in the region, have been end...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 23:02hrs | 1248 | by Staff Reporter
Senior CIO directors given US$350 000 cash windfall
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's financially struggling administration has given senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) directors US$350 000 housing loans each in a desperate bid to appease crit...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 09:43hrs | 3197 | by Staff reporter
Zambezi River Authority to stiffen penalties on Kariba water use
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) plans to review the Tripartite Water Purchase Agreement to stiffen penalties against over-utilisation of Lake Kariba and Zambezi River water, the organisation has ind...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:48hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Zambian Hakainde Hichilema unhappy with Zimbabwe regime?
Zambia is unhappy that Zimbabwe has ignored a demand by the Zambezi River Authority to stop generating electricity from the shared Lake Kariba's hydroelectric power facility due to a water capacity cr...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 20:58hrs | 6818 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam records significant inflows
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) says inflows into Lake Kariba and other upstream gauging stations since January 1 were encouraging, raising hope of increased power generation from the dam's turbines...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 07:06hrs | 9547 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station increases output
Output from Hwange Thermal Power Station has increased to 430MW following the repair of broken-down units, pushing total national generated electricity to 681MW, according to statistics from the Zimba...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:39hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power cuts to ease
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has said that the power situation in the country has improved due to increased generation at Hwange Power Station.However, on its portal yester...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:12hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe unlikely to benefit from US$55 billion Africa injection
ALTHOUGH the United States government promised US$55 billion investment into Africa over the next three years at the US-Africa summit that ended this week, Zimbabwe is unlikely to benefit much because...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:08hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames economic growth for electricity shortages
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed that electricity challenges currently haunting the country is being caused by economic growth.Zimbabwe was last month plunged into darkness following a...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1221 | 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 f...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:17hrs | 1943 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans mock Mnangagwa over election promises as blackouts worsen
The announcement by the Zambezi River Authority, which runs the Kariba Dam, that Zimbabwe had used up its share of the water in the world's largest man-made reservoir sounded a death knell to an alrea...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:17hrs | 2687 | by Staff reporter
Water infrastructure vandalism worries Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed serious concern over rampant vandalism of key infrastructure at Epping Forest and Rochester Aquifer in Nyamandlovu, a development which continues to negatively affect...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans endure 19 hours a day without electricity
Zimbabweans are being subjected to 19 hours of power cuts a day, because there is insufficient water in the Kariba dam to drive the nation's main hydropower plant.The worst outages since 2019 ...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 2070 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt concedes power cuts causing distress
GOVERNMENT has admitted that the prevailing electricity blackouts are causing distress to citizens and business as Zimbabwe is currently experiencing uninterrupted 18 hours or more of load shedding....Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 1733 | 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 | 249 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts worsen Harare water woes at treatment works stall
The current power outages being experienced in the country have worsened Harare's perennial water supply woes amid reports the crippling energy crisis has affected water treatment works at the iconic ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's power situation dire
ZIMBABWE'S dire power situation was laid bare yesterday, as the country was generating 23% of requirements, crippling industry and homes which have to endure days on end without electricity....Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:04hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says households may be disconnected from the national electricity grid
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said households may be disconnected from the national electricity grid in response to the crippling energy crisis."We have a blueprint which targets hous...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2967 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe paying price for shoddy energy deals
ZIMBABWE is paying the price for failure to tap into renewable energy, as climate change is hindering power generation at Kariba Power Station - the country's largest electricity generating plant - wh...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 14:06hrs | 3528 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for dark Christmas
ZIMBABWEANS have to brace for a dark Christmas, with power outages projected to persist until February next year when the water level at Lake Kariba is expected to rise, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:07hrs | 1642 | by Staff reporter
Kariba to continue producing electricity
KARIBA South Hydro Power Station will no longer have to shut down even though it has exhausted its water allocation for this year, but is limited to an average of 300 megawatts, half what it was able ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:06hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
'No funding for power imports'
ZIMBABWE could be headed for darker days as Energy and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda yesterday revealed that there was no immediate funding to ease power outages.Zhemu revealed this af...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:13hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Power Company to get 300MW from Kariba
Kariba South Hydro Power Station will no longer have to shut down even though it has exhausted its water allocation for this year, but is limited to an average of 300 megawatts, half what it was able ...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:11hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Zesa 'ignored' calls over Kariba water
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) made costly blunders by ignoring valuable advice by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) to stick to 550MW generation electricity at the Kariba South Hydro Power Station....Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:30hrs | 419 | by Staff rteporter
Zimbabwe power crisis cripples industry
Zimbabwe's struggling manufacturing industry and other sectors within the country's broader corporate world have been forced to cut heavily on production with some facing imminent collapse due to the ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:28hrs | 127 | by Staff rteporter
Government outlines measures to stabilise electricity supply
Efforts to stabilise electricity supply are ongoing, with the Government coming up with a raft of measures such as gradually reviewing the tariff upwards so that funds are available for maintenance, i...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe turns to Zambia for power bailout'
ZIMBABWE is reportedly negotiating with neighbouring Zambia for additional power imports following indications that the country's Kariba Power Station could soon be switched off due to low water level...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe presently facing acute power shortages
Cabinet was yesterday seized with the prevailing electricity challenges afflicting Zimbabwe, with remedies expected to be announced and rolled out soon, acting Information, Publicity and Broadcasting ...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Eskom has to cut off Zimbabwe or 'SA's grid will collapse'
Although South Africa is well-known for its "humanitarian approach" towards Zimbabwe, according to experts and Eskom, Zimbabwe is now on its own following its electricity shortages which are set ...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:27hrs | 5539 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power crisis to worsen
MAJOR blackouts are imminent after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) ordered power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), to suspend power generation at Kariba South Power Station....Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 1683 | by Staff reporter
Zesa ordered to shut Kariba South till January
ZESA has been ordered to shut down Kariba South Power Station until January having exceeded its water ration with the little left in Lake Kariba above the power station intakes now reserved for Zambia...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
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