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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
Zesa tariffs up 37%
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has effected a second electricity tariff increase within a month, triggering consumer outrage.The new tariffs were effect...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 5037 | by Staff reporter
12 Zanu-PF MPs bite the dust in Mashonaland Central
PRELIMINARY results for the just-ended Zanu-PF primary elections in Mashonaland Central indicate that 12 National House of Assembly candidates fell by the wayside in the primary elections held over th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:45hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe seated on huge renewable energy resources'
ENERGY and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda last week said the country is sitting on enormous untapped energy resources offering significant opportunities for investors.He said some of th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 789 | 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 | 363 | 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
Parliamentarians grill Soda over power black-outs
LEGISLATORS yesterday grilled Energy minister Zhemu Soda over the continuing power black-outs in the country after the power company data showed that it was producing on 352 megawatts on the day....Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:47hrs | 960 | 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
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 | 402 | 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
Minister Soda in stock theft storm
Police in Muzarabani are up in arms with Energy Minister Zhemu Soda who is also Muzarabani North legislator. In a police document ...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 15:38hrs | 7138 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Muzarabani
Hwange Unit 7 soon to add 300MW to Zimbabwe power grid
POWER challenges will be dramatically ameliorated as Government is working on the "best and most" reliable power supply, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.With the imminent commissioning of U...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:44hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Zanu-PF ineptitude created power crisis
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that the power crisis bedevilling the country is a symptom of the ruling party's lack of foresight, corruption and energy policy i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:15hrs | 267 | 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
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 | 2968 | 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
Zimbabwe prices soar ahead of Christmas
ZIMBABWEANS face yet another bleak festive season as prices of basic commodities, mostly foodstuffs, continue to rise with retailers citing the current power outages as the main driver of price increa...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 941 | 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
Zimbabwe govt splurges on COP27
ZIMBABWE sent a delegation of 264 people at a minimum cost of nearly US$1,6 million to the just-ended Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) hel...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seals 500MW power deal
The new 500 megawatt solar power station being built by Skypower Global in Zimbabwe moved closer to fruition yesterday as more detail was added to the investment deal on the sidelines of the UN Climat...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zhemu Soda in factional battles
ZANU PF Muzarabani District Coordinating Committee (DCC) Chairperson Zhemu Soda is being accused of trying to co-opt a party member who is not...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:19hrs | 1378 | by Paul Ndou
Zimbabwe gets US$310m for Hwange power upgrades
Zimbabwe has secured US$310 million from the Export-Import Bank of India to rehabilitate six units at the Hwange Power Station in a bid to restore its capacity to 920 megawatts, Energy and Power Devel...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's Kariba, Hwange power plants obsolete'
GOVERNMENT says obsolete equipment at power stations has caused the country's crippling power outages.This follows an announcement last Saturday by Zesa Holdings that there will be increased l...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:11hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe joins exclusive club with gas project
AFRICA Oil Week, a prestigious global platform for stimulating deals and transactions across the continent held annually, will this year host Zimbabwe's Energy Minister, Soda Zhemu.For over 25...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1839 | by Staff reporter
30m Euros set for Kariba Dam wall rehab
THE European Union (EU) has availed a €30 million package towards the Kariba Dam rehabilitation project. The announcement was made by EU ambassador to Zambia, Jasek Jankowski during a visit ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Severe power outages loom, warns Zesa
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, says Zimbabwe may endure rolling power cuts due to depressed generation capacity.The coun...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Fuel firm board fired over governance failures
Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda has fired the Petrotrade board after a team of investigators confirmed failures in corporate governance, and in particular over the appointment of seni...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt stripping assets, claims MPs
LEGISLATORS have accused the Executive of systematically stripping the country of its valuable assets and selling them through opaque deals, which observers say smells of deep-rooted corruption and pl...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Zhemu Soda sweats over Makandiwa's political ambitions
Muzarabani North legislator and Energy Minister Zhemu Soda (ZANU PF) is sweating after United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmauel Makandiwa'...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:04hrs | 10538 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Muzarabani
Zimbabwe in 500MW power generation agreement
Building of large 500MW solar stations will now be moving forward as the Government is already negotiating a framework agreement with a major solar company based in the United Arab Emirates, Skypower ...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-M...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Zesa pays US$6,4m for power deal
ZIMBABWE has secured a five-year deal to import 100 megawatts of electricity a day from Zambia after paying US$6, 4 million upfront to Zesco, Zambia's power utility, Energy and Power Development minis...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:11hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speech interrupted by power cut again
AN abrupt power cut yesterday interrupted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Heroes' Day commemoration speech, the second power cut in three weeks to disrupt him during an address.On July 20, 2022...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
'Fuel price drop must benefit consumers'
BUSINESSES should review prices of goods and services downwards in line with the recent decline in fuel prices, a Cabinet Minister has said.This comes as interventions by the Reserve Bank of Z...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power cuts end in sight
Zimbabwe will start receiving 100MW from Zambia's state-owned power utility, Zesco, early next month under a five-year deal, while a delegation from Mozambique is expected in the country today to fina...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:57hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 300MW
ZESA Holdings has secured a 300 megawatt (MW) power import deal with regional suppliers as the energy crisis threatens to cripple industry and domestic consumers, confidential documents show.T...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 10:43hrs | 1928 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speech blacked out by Zesa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was left with egg on his face after an abrupt power outage interrupted his speech during the ground-breaking ceremony of the Cyber City in Mt Hampden on Wednesday....Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:45hrs | 6851 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's rolling power cuts to go beyond August'
ENERGY and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda yesterday warned that the country may endure rolling power cuts beyond August due to depressed generation capacity.Addressing a post-Cabinet br...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Efforts to end loadshedding by November stepped up
The problems at the huge Hwange Power Station and the small Harare station have been corrected, while negotiations are ongoing for the importation of more electricity as a short-term measure to lessen...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:34hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, China continue to strengthen ties
ZIMBABWE and China continue to engage each other on modern challenges as part of solidifying the long-standing bilateral relations that exist between them, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.H...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:57hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Govt to launch Electric Vehicle Policy
GOVERNMENT will this year launch the Electric Vehicle Policy, which will guide the country's adoption of e-mobility solutions, Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda has said. ...Published: 02 Jul 2022 at 22:29hrs | 583 | by Staff Reporter
High-level indaba for Gwayi-Shangani
A HIGH-LEVEL inter-ministerial indaba will be held in Hwange this Friday to assess progress and evaluate the impact of the construction of the giant Lake Gwayi-Shangani, which is set for completion ne...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt reduces fuel prices
Mandatory blending of ethanol in unleaded petrol has been increased from 10 percent to 20 percent at the end of this month to reduce fuel price increases on the global market and give a relief to ...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:45hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Govt raises mandatory fuel blending to E20
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced mandatory blending of fuel with ethanol, increasing it from E-10 to E-20, a move which could set it on a collision course with motorists.This was announced at a ...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Ethanol blending up increased to 20% to kill injectors
Mandatory blending of ethanol in unleaded petrol has been increased from 10 percent to 20 percent at the end of this month to reduce fuel price increases on the global market and give a relief to ...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:18hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
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