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ZESA Holdings Urges Mining Sector to Generate Its Own Electricity Amid Soaring Demand

In a bid to tackle the soaring electricity demand anticipated to nearly double in the coming year, ZESA Holdings, Zimbabwe’s primary electricity distribution company, is calling upon the mining sector to take up the mantle of generating their own power. This push,

March 20, 2024

Zimbabwe

Power Disruption Hits National Grid, ZESA Holdings Responds with Swift Action

Residents across the nation experienced an unexpected power outage today as ZESA Holdings announced a significant system disturbance within the national grid. The event occurred in the early hours of the morning at precisely 0938 hours, which led to a loss of

March 13, 2024

Zimbabwe

Hwange Power Station Restored to Full Capacity, Ending Weeks of Loadshedding in Zimbabwe

ZESA, the power utility company in Zimbabwe, has announced that five out of the six units at the Hwange Thermal Power Station are now operational, leading to an end to the weeks of 18-hour loadshedding schedules. The company stated that the broken

December 23, 2022

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe increases power cuts countrywide

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has increased power cuts countrywide. “This is due to depressed generation on the grid coupled with increased electricity demand as a result of increased economic activities,” the company said. “Our engineers are working to ensure

September 14, 2022

Zimbabwe

Power supplies severed in Zimbabwe over unpaid bills

Zimbabwe’s state-owned electricity company, Zesa, has cut its supply to major users because of unpaid bills worth $77m (£60m) . The firm said mining, agriculture and domestic users should settle their bills quickly to prevent prolonging the cuts. According to official figures,

October 24, 2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe government defends steep 320% power hike

Defending steep 320% hike in electricity tariffs, the Zimbabwean government has said that the revenues, would help to repair generators and also to streamline supply by paying $19.5 million to South Africa and Mozambique every month, to purchase power. Grappling with soaring

October 10, 2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe increases electricity by 320% amid power cuts

Harare — Zimbabwe has increased the average electricity tariff by 320% to let the state power utility ramp up production and improve supplies at a time of daily rolling power cuts, the national energy regulator said on Wednesday. Power cuts lasting up

October 10, 2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe plans electricity tariff increase

Harare- The Zimbabwean Government is mulling an electricity tariff increase despite current load shedding schedules that have crippled industry. Speaking during a post cabinet media briefing in Harare, Energy Minister Fortune Chasi said power utility company ZESA was generating, importing and selling

October 1, 2019

Zimbabwe

BREAKING: Zesa Holdings CEO Joshua Chifamba arrested

Zesa Holdings chief executive Engineer Joshua Chifamba has been arrested in connection with $35 million underhand deals involving an Indian company, PME. Two other Zesa bosses, Eng Julian Chinembiri and finance director Thokozani Dhliwayo were arrested earlier today in connection with the

October 3, 2018

Zimbabwe

‘Massive’ load-shedding looms in Zim as Zesa fails to settle $80m debt to Eskom

Harare – “Massive” load-shedding could begin as early as next week in Zimbabwe – because the cash-strapped authorities still haven’t settled an $80 million debt to Eskom, the Herald reports. The state-run Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has been unable to keep

May 23, 2017

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