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Zimbabweans roast ZBC after power outage causes loss of transmission
The internet reacted with glee on Monday after the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation suffered a blackout on its radio and TV services.The ZBC said it "suffered a power outage" which "affected ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 607 | by Staff reporter
Copper cable thieves leave suburb in darkness for a month
SOME Luvuve suburb residents in Bulawayo have gone for a month without electricity due to theft of copper cables.Bulawayo has of late witnessed an increase in theft of copper cables which has resu...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Govt issues $24 billion Covid-19 guarantees
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government has issued debt guarantees amounting to $24,2 billion and US$15,2 million to help firms ride out Covid-19 induced operational problems.A governmen...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:04hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zesa losing $1.4 billion to crooks
ZESA is losing approximately $1.4 billion annually to metre tampering and illegal connections, which is 5% of the power utility's total revenue.The power utility has since launched a blitz aga...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:04hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Power crisis pushes Blanket Mine into fresh costs
GOLD focused resources giant, Caledonia Mining Corporation says it will increase capital injections at its Zimbabwe-based Blanket Mine by 78% in 2022 due to a worsening power crisis.The New Yo...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:01hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
ZESA washes hands in US$1,5 billion steel plant bungling
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) says it is not directly involved in the processes to establish a 97km long high voltage powerline whose delay has hampered progress in the construction...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:59hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Work on 150MW coal project starts
Work has started on the 150MW first phase of a coal-fuelled private power station in Hwange to eventually generate an additional 750MW of power to the national grid.The privately-funded power ...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:52hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
'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...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:53hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Zesa imports extra 480MW
Zesa Holdings is set to add 480 megawatts to its supply over the next two months to bridge the power deficit that has resulted in increased load-shedding at a time it is battling annual losses of $1,5...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
'Zesa owed $15bn by customers'
State power utility ZESA Holdings is owed a staggering $15 billion by both individuals and commercial and industrial clients, executive chairman Dr Sydney Gata said on Friday last week.Dr Gata...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:19hrs | 206 | by Staff Reporter
Blacklist for tender cheats
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is looking at blacklisting tender cheats despite improvements in the processes that have seen all suppliers having to be vetted before they are allowed t...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:10hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zesa scales down load-shedding
ZESA Holdings has scaled down its 12-hour load-shedding after it successfully restored operations at Hwange Thermal Power Station.Zesa Holdings' subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission a...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off Ziscosteel
ZESA has disconnected power supply from the defunct giant steel manufacturer, Ziscosteel, over a ZW$40 million debt.Zisco group chief executive officer, Dr Farai Karonga, confirmed the develop...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:41hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff water crisis need to be thoroughly investigated and lasting solution found
Whenever I hear borehole drilling machines roaring and groaning away in my neighbourhood of Redcliff, I always think to myself, "Here goes the sound of failure".Certainly, not failure on the p...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 20:38hrs | 357 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe to import 400MW to bridge power deficit
STATE power utility, Zesa Holdings, intends to import up to 400 megawatts from Mozambique and Zambia as part of measures to end a debilitating power crisis, a senior executive said.This comes ...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:20hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
US$7,1 billion to address Zesa power shortages
INCESSANT power cuts bedeviling the country are a passing phase, as power utility Zesa Holdings will invest US$7,1 billion in the next 10 years to simultaneously address current challenges and i...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Zesa reassures nation
INCESSANT power cuts currently being experienced around the country are a passing phase, as power utility zesa Holdings will invest US$7,1 billion in the next 10 years to simultaneously address curren...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Zesa blamed for Bulawayo water cuts
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has blamed the on-going water cuts in the city to power outages, and warned residents to brace for more interruptions.In a notice to residents on Wednesday, town cl...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
'Obeying illegal orders no defence for corruption'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo has warned procurement officers against taking unlawful procurement instructions from their bosses, saying obedien...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
ZNCC backs call for power tariff hike
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) yesterday said government should grant troubled power producer, Zesa Holdings, authority to hike power tariffs and give impetus to its recapitalisation...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Do we deserve these endless power cuts?
INCESSANT power cuts in Zimbabwe are an indictment on government for failing to stem the tide. Energy and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda and, indeed, Zesa Holdings executive chairman Sydney Gat...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Hwange fault puts pressure on grid
A technical fault at Hwange Power Station has cut power supplies, hence the heavy load-shedding, with Zambia and South Africa also facing load-shedding and so unable to export.In a statement y...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe will be a net power exporter'
ZIMBABWE has commenced several programmes to improve power generation and plug a crippling electricity deficit.The projects are at various stages of completion.Our business reporter, F...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:53hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Electricity imports cost Zimbabwe US$200 million
ZIMBABWE will spend about US$200 million for power imports this year to bridge a gap stemming out of depleted internal production, a government official has said.Gloria Magombo, the permanent ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses 400MW at Kariba
Zimbabwe yesterday lost 40o megawatts (MW) of electricity at Kariba South Power Station following a major fault that affected Zambia's Kariba North Power Station. Zambia suffered a major power...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:07hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zesa improves power generation capacity
THE country recorded improved power generation in the third quarter ended September 2021 with the Kariba Hydro-Power Station dominating the contribution to the national grid.According to the Z...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:23hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Peter Mutasa ousted as ZCTU president
Florence Taruvinga is the new president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions after beating incumbent Peter Mutasa at a congress on Friday to become the first woman to hold the position.Tar...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:01hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's huge coal reserves might soon be redundant
TOP executives at Zimbabwe's power utility Zesa Holdings Limited and policymakers are deeply worried about the future of coal-fired electricity projects in the country following China's recent move to...Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 23:52hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
'Zesa engineers running Eskom'
ZESA Holdings executive chairperson Sydney Gata has bemoaned massive brain drain at the power utility, saying its engineers were literally now running South Africa's Electricity Supply Commission (Esk...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2170 | by Staff reporter
'Loadshedding to go in three months'
LOADSHEDDING being experienced in the country will be a thing of the past in three months' time as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is employing a number of measures to ensure there is...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 713 | by Staff writer
Sydney Gata slams Guvamatanga for stalling solar power plants
ZIMBABWE Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) executive chairperson Sydney Gata has strongly castigated Finance Ministry secretary George Guvamatanga for refusing to guarantee Independent Power Produce...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 527 | by Staff writer
Teacher arrested for brutal student assault
A PRIVATE college teacher in Harare was yesterday arrested after a video of him brutally assaulting an 18-year-old student went viral.Police confirmed the arrest of the Harare Einstein Tuition...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to pipe pre-paid gas to homes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will now install pre-paid gas meters in new residential areas under a piped gas reticulation system, as the local authority seeks alternative revenue streams as demand for ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1570 | by Staff reporter
Wage dispute threatens Hwange power station upgrades
A Chinese firm, SinoHydro Corporation, which is undertaking the refurbishment of Hwange Thermal Power Station is reportedly engaged in a wage dispute with its employees who accuse it of unfair labour ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Zesa promises to improve electricity supply
Electricity supplies are set to improve soon as Zesa completes a cocktail of interventions to end the major load shedding that has hit residential areas hard and has even affected industrial areas alt...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in new electricity import deals
Zimbabwe is negotiating for new power supply deals with Zambia and Mozambique, which could see the country importing additional 280 megawatts from the two countries, Energy and Power Development Minis...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:09hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Infrastructure Summit set for next week
Global Renaissance Investments (GRI) will next week host the fifth edition of the Zimbabwe Infrastructure Investment Summit in Harare.The summit is set for October 14.The Zimbabwe Infr...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Wheat harvesting begins
Harvesting of wheat has begun, with the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) designating 18 collection depots as the country expects a bumper harvest owing to minimum interruption of power supply by Zesa, whic...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:46hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Residents rap Zesa over blackouts
BULAWAYO residents have rapped the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, for its failure to attend to faults.The situation has resu...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:43hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coal miners get nod to export excess stock
Zimbabwe's coal producers have obtained temporary permits to export excess stock of power coal that have piled up due to low uptake by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC).Frequent breakdowns at Z...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Chivhayo bribery trial commences
A WITNESS in the trial of Wicknell Chivhayo yesterday told the court that the US$10 000 payment made by the Intratrek Zimbabwe boss to Zimbabwe Power Company board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje was abo...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:24hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Rwanda keen on Zimbabwean teachers
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said Zimbabwe and his country share a common history that gives impetus to current efforts to develop the two countries and consolidate existing relations.The...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:12hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts could derail industrial targets
The power outages besetting the country are set to derail economic growth prospects during a difficult phase for Zimbabwe when the economy is reeling from the effects of COVID-19, economic analysts an...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admits to being stumped by power crisis
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday admitted that rolling power cuts had stumped his government and called on the private sector to invest in the energy sector to boost supplies.Industry, b...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:20hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi dragged to court
A FORMER ZESA employee has dragged Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court after he was blocked from filing a US$550 000 lawsuit against the power utility.Ken Francis Manyellah intended to s...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 20:51hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City engage sports scientist
BULAWAYO City Football Club last week engaged sports scientist Bhekuzulu Khumalo to psyche up players before the resumption of football in the country at the end of the month.Domes...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council electricity bill doubles
Gweru City Council's electricity monthly bill doubled to $27 million and failure to service it could lead to water shortages, mayor Josiah Makombe has said.Makombe said council owed the power ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:14hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Zesa eases load shedding
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says there has been an improvement in the generation of power at Hwange Power Station which has seen easing of the load shedding ...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:32hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
One of Hwange generators unit back on grid
One of Hwange Thermal Power Station's two largest boiler-turbine-generator units went back on the grid on Monday giving Zesa an extra 150MW and Zimbabweans can expect the ongoing load shedding to ease...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Imports to plug Zesa power shortfalls
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) said it has opened up negotiations with Zambia and Mozambique for the supply of 280MW to close the deficit in the supply of elect...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:17hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
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