Energy Crisis Worsens in Zimbabwe

The country is facing a serious electricity crisis after the country's  power plant reduced its generation capacity.

  • Zimbabwe:   Nation Faces Serious Power Crisis

    Zimbabwe Independent, 25 September 2015

    The plunge in electricity generation at the country's power stations to 958 megawatts (MW) against a daily demand of 2 000MW, shows that the country is facing much deeper problems… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Govt Concerned With Power Blackouts

    The Herald, 24 September 2015

    GOVERNMENT is aware of the current excessive power cuts and is making frantic efforts to address the situation, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa told Parliament yesterday. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zesa Explains Load-Shedding

    The Herald, 23 September 2015

    ELECTRICITY generation at the country's power stations has plummeted to 984 megawatts against daily demand of 2 000MW, resulting in increased load-shedding and unscheduled power… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Alternatives Panacea to Power Shortages

    The Herald, 18 September 2015

    The threat of climate change to economic development is real and while to many people it appears to be an abstract phenomenon, it is a matter that the Government and climate… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Power Crisis - SPB Bungling Worrisome

    The Herald, 18 September 2015

    Zimbabwe is facing a serious electricity crisis as the Kariba hydro-power station  the country's flagship power plant has reduced its generation capacity from about 700… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Poor Bearing Brunt of Power Cuts

    Financial Gazette, 17 September 2015

    Under normal circumstances it would have been the right thing to do for ordinary Zimbabweans to demand an explanation for the intermittent power cuts being experienced since the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Move Away From Zesa Dependency

    Zimbabwe Standard, 15 September 2015

    Electricity has become a scarce commodity in Zimbabwe, and the situation does not look like it will improve anytime soon. Lately, even well-to-do South Africa -- one of the biggest… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Electricity Crisis to Worsen

    Financial Gazette, 10 September 2015

    ZIMBABWE'S electricity generation outlook appears gloomy after forecasts indicated that the region could receive insufficient rainfall in the coming season, a situation that could… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Ease Power Cuts, Made Tells Zesa

    The Herald, 10 September 2015

    Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made, has appealed to zesa Holdings for lenience on electricity power cuts that are affecting farmers in… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Increased Load Shedding On the Way - Zesa Holdings

    Financial Gazette, 1 September 2015

    ELECTRICITY generation at Kariba Power Station has been reduced by 275 megawatts due to depleted dam levels with effect from today. Read more »

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