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'Zesa only generating 951MW'
ZESA Holdings subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), says it is only generating 951 megawatts (MW) of electricity against a national peak demand of 2 200MW, wh...Published: 4 hrs ago | 189 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburb plunges into darkness
BULAWAYO's Newton West suburb was plunged into darkness early yesterday morning after thieves once again stole copper cables as the spate of vandalism of critical public infrastructure continues unaba...Published: 4 hrs ago | 116 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors blame Mnangagwa's govt, ZETDC for Bulawayo water woes
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors in Bulawayo have blamed the government and Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for the ongoing water crisis in the city. ...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 11:28hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages Zesa on power cuts
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has engaged Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) to give them advance notices of at least an hour before power cuts, to enable procedural shutdown of pu...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 10:12hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zesa mulls US$4bn gas-fired plant
ZIMBABWE'S power utility Zesa Holdings Ltd says it plans to build a gas-fired power station as it prepares for a potential find by Australia Stock Exchange-listed resources junior Invictus Energy, whi...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:29hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Zesa infrastructure vandalism miffs Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed alarm over the theft and vandalism of the country's electrical infrastructure and has urged academic institutions to find a solution to the problem."...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power generation improves
POWER generation improved remarkably yesterday with 810 megawatts being fed to the national grid largely owing to Hwange Thermal Power Station which injected 442 megawatt, a sharp improvement from an ...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:22hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Is Hwange Unit 7 another huge big scam and con job?
Is it just me, or has everyone else also noticed that, ever since Hwange Unit 7 Thermal Power Station came online, two days ago, load shedding has strangely increased?Excuse me for my ignoranc...Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 3544 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Charumbira rubbishes reports he called for GNU, Chamisa says Mnangagwa is his brother
Zimbabwe Chief's Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira has dismissed as "false" and "mischievous" reports that he implored opposition leader Mr Nelson Chamisa to join hands with President Mnangag...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:38hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 synchronised with the Zimbabwe power grid
It was a historic moment yesterday evening here, when one of the Second Republic's signature projects, the Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7, was successfully synchronised with the national grid, ...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:36hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
BCC mourns Alderman Ncube
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has mourned the passing on of Alderman Ephraim Ncube who died on Wednesday last week after a short illness.In a statement yesterday, mayor Solomoin Mguni said: "Ald...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 19:40hrs | 800 | 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 | 293 | by Staff reporter
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 | 193 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Units 7, 8 ready to fire
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority is satisfied with test results from Hwange Thermal Power Station's new Units 7 and 8 since December, and will make further pronouncements on their status in t...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:27hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Prayer warrior catches Zesa cable thieves
A 32-YEAR-OLD copper cable thief ran out of luck when he was spotted trying to pack the stolen cables, in a bushy area by a man who was conducting prayers.Tyson Ncube from Nketa 7 was driving ...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:05hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda villagers take on Zesa
VILLAGERS in Gwanda have challenged Zesa Holdings subsidiary's, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) to come clean on the Enqameni-Gwanda power line installations....Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:02hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Power Station ownership debate tomorrow
BULAWAYO Power Station ownership comes under the spotlight tomorrow (Friday) as the local authority convenes a public consultative stakeholders meeting over the matter.The meeting is set for S...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 19:56hrs | 211 | 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 | 639 | by Nevanji Madanhire
The Nkulumane Complex: A sleeping giant
The Nkulumane Mall is named after Nkulumane who was King Mzilikazi's son. Nkulumane was born in Mhlahlandlela, near modern-day Pretoria in South Africa. Nkulumane was named after Kuruman, where Dr. Ro...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 10:18hrs | 4362 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
Pedestrian killed in hit and run
A GWERU man died on the spot after being hit by a car in a hit-and-run accident.Gerald VanHeerde (37) of Athlone in Gweru was reportedly hit by an unknown motorist along the Harare-Bulawayo hi...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 09:17hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
ZESA told to publish load shedding schedule
Bulawayo residents have urged power utility ZESA to publish expected load shedding schedules, a move which will make planning easy.Zimbabwe is battling low power generation. Yesterday, ZESA ge...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 08:44hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Power Company increases power generation
ELECTRICITY generation at Hwange Power Station has drastically improved from last week's levels of below 80 megawatts to 395 megawatts today (Monday).According to daily production figures from...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 15:01hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents camp at boreholes as week-long water crisis bites
Bulawayo City Council yesterday opened taps temporarily for about four hours after disconnecting supplies citywide last Thursday and blamed power cuts for the prevailing prolonged water cuts. ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Impasse over Bulawayo Power Station continues
THE impasse over the ownership of the Bulawayo Power Station continues unabated after Bulawayo City councillors recently directed Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube not to sign a Memorandum of Understand...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:22hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hikes electricity tariffs
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Zetdc) has increased electricity tariffs which will see consumers paying $1 135 for 50 units.The new electricity tariffs have al...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:09hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
'Power cuts to wipe out US$4bn'
ROLLING blackouts, which have deepened in the past few months, could cost the economy close to US$5 billion this year, industrialists told the Zimbabwe Independent.They said many companies had...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Travellers can now take out US$10 000 cash
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday doubled the amount of foreign currency in cash someone can physically carry on their person or in their baggage out of the country to US$10 000.Far large...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:45hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 to come on grid in two weeks
The new Unit 7 at Hwange Thermal Power Station is expected to come on the grid in the coming two weeks while Unit 8 is expected to come on line next month to give an additional 600 MW of electricity t...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:44hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Hwange power plant output falls to 10%
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is at various stages of repairing four units at Hwange Power Station after a series of breakdowns led to a sharp drop in power supply, after output at the country's se...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 06:54hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Miners4ED invade gold mine
A GROUP of illegal miners operating under the Zanu-PF-linked Miners 4ED, which includes police officers and ruling party officials, have invaded Ascot Gold Mine in Norton despite the fact that it was ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:52hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Deputy minister testifies in fraud case
FORMER Alouvine Investments Private Limited company director, Rudo Sarudzayi Mapfumo, allegedly defrauded Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Dr John Mangwiro of over US$100 000 after reselling a...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt rejects ZESA tariff plan
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has shot down a proposal by ZESA Holdings for businesses to wholly pay electricity tariff in United States dollar following the government's policy to align tariff p...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
Youths expected in Lupane for Mugabe day
THOUSANDS of youths from Matabeleland region and the Midlands province are expected to attend the National Youth Day celebrations that will be headlined by President Mnangagwa in Lupane today....Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:50hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
The poor are on their own in Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was all smiles as he officially opened the privately-developed Aspindale apartments in Harare. His infrastructure programme - housing for all - seemed to be all in order y...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:30hrs | 700 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
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 | 257 | by Staff reporter
Zesa customers 'fail' to buy tokens
Several households in parts of Harare that were recently connected to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Distribution Company's (ZETDC) billing system are failing to buy pre-paid tokens because of ...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:51hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, 99% complete
THE expansion of the Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 is 99 percent complete and is set to add 300MW into the national grid upon completion, Minister of Energy and Power Development Zhemu Soda ha...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 21:00hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power crisis set to worsen?
ZIMBABWE'S power utility says while electricity supplies will improve during the second half of the year in line with ramped up generation capacity at the major power stations, the country will experi...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:08hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Zesa mulls switch to forex-indexed power tariff
POWER utility Zesa Holdings Limited wants all of its clients, including industries, to pay their electricity bills in foreign currency to fulfil its power import commitments, Zimbabwe Independent can ...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:26hrs | 132 | 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 | 359 | 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 | 457 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council reveals eGodini Mall relocation strategy
The City of Bulawayo has issued a circular informing informal traders and the generality of the public on the steps that shall be taken to relocate informal vendors to the botched eGodini Mall sit...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 18:33hrs | 1677 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Row over Zesa US$3.9m tender
A TECHNOLOGY company has dragged the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) to court, compelling the regulator to investigate a US$3.9 million contract issued by the Zimbabwe Electricity ...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:14hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Zimasco readies to commence production
KWEKWE-based ferrochrome producer, Zimasco, is in the process of switching on three of its furnaces as it seeks to resume operations.The ferrochrome producer switched off its Kwekwe plant in N...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:42hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zesa workers in bribes storm
BULAWAYO residents have accused the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) staff of demanding bribes for them to repair electrical faults.ZETDC, a subsidiary of Zes...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:11hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Manhize steel attracts huge interest
DINSON Iron and Steel Company (Disco), the Chinese firm developing the US$1,5 billion steel plant in Manhize, Mvuma, says it has been overwhelmed by inquiries for its products from the local and forei...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:09hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP Maziwisa jail time begins
FORMER Highfield legislator Psychology Maziwisa on Friday started serving his effective 40-month prison term after his appeal against conviction and sentence on two counts of fraud was struck off the ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:09hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
ZESA switches off Harare industrial area
HUNDREDS of industrial workers in Harare's busy Workington area have been laid off by different companies struggling to operate due to an electricity crisis that has seen the area going almost a month...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo promises to deliver 100 MW in 2 years
Intratrek Zimbabwe can deliver 10 MW of electricity within six months, and another 90 MW within 24 months, the company's CEO Wicknell Chivayo claimed on Thursday, a day after the High Court ordered ZE...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:56hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to challenge Gwanda solar project ruling
ZESA Holdings yesterday said it will challenge a High Court ruling stating that a tender awarded to businessman Wicknell Chivayo's Intratrek Zimbabwe, to construct a solar power plant in Gwanda, Matab...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 20:01hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
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