Maputo — Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam in the western Mozambican province of Tete, has denied press reports in Zimbabwe that HCB is about to cut off power to Zimbabwe because of unpaid debts.
The Harare daily “Herald” on Tuesday cited Josh Chifamba, the Chief Executive of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), as saying that, because of foreign currency shortages, ZESA has been unable to pay debts owed to HCB and to the South African electricity company, Eskom.
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