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Another dark winter ahead for Zimbabwe
Winters in Zimbabwe remind me of the observation experiment we used to do in Form One. Our science teacher would bring in three beakers: one with water from the fridge, one with water at room...
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ZESA token purchases will not be working Thursday evening
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced in a circular that the ZESA token purchase platform is going to be down this Thursday: Customer NoticeInterruption...
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ZESA tariffs to go up by about 25%
Whoever said the only two things assured in life were death and taxes clearly wasn’t factoring in Zimbabweans. To that old saying, I think we can add ZESA Tariffs because we have seen a steady...
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ZERA now controls the price of LP Gas, here are the current prices
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) now controls the prices of LP Gas just like they do with fuel and ZESA tariffs. ZERA is empowered to do so under Section 54 of the Petroleum Act as...
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“Bring back Chibabest”, Angry Zimbabweans react to ZESA’s 12-hour...
Zimbabwe is one of those countries in which the citizens seem to be living in a twisted horror version of Groundhog Day. The same mundane problems keep happening over and over again and it seems our...
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46% of Zimbabwean electricity users have solar as main source
We continue with the findings in the 2020 ICT Access by Households and Use by Individuals Survey by ZIMSTAT. The survey found that 68.9% of Zimbabweans have access to electricity, up from 60.1% in...
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ZESA has a technical fault Hwange but they aren’t the only power utility...
The Zimbabwe Electricity Power Supply Authority (ZESA) has announced that there is yet another fault at the Hwange Power Station that will be causing load shedding in the country. ZESA statement reads...
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ZESA gets a US$110 mil loan to improve tariff collection
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, was the beneficiary of a US$110.4 million loan from Afreximbank. The loan which was the largest...
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ZESA resumes rehabilitation work at Kariba Power Station
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has, in a statement, said that it has resumed work at the Kariba South Hydro Power Station after suspending work to reduce load shedding over the...
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ZESA’s token platform is going to be down TONIGHT, buy your units early
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has in a statement said that its token purchase platform is going under maintenance this evening. This latest fix up follows what has almost become a...
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Electricity is now pegged at 10.6 US cents per unit
ZETDC has announced a new electricity tariff adjustment where a unit of electricity of 1KWhr will now be pegged at 10.63 US cents with effect from today Sunday 15 May 2022. This will be what the...
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TECHNIKARI: ZESA’s strength is TRANSMISSION infrastructure, not power...
On this episode of Technikari, I was joined by Norman Moyo the CEO of the Econet Group subsidiary that Strive Masiyiwa said would be bigger than Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Econet Wireless –...
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Move aside multiple rates & economic downturn. Zim is going to space next month
The economy is in a tailspin, there are three or more exchange rates out there and civil servants are severely underpaid but we are going to space next month everyone! Yeah… I know, for most of you...
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New Zesa tariffs with effect 26 Sept 2022. 45% hike!
Zesa has updated its tariffs for September 2022 taking effect on the 26th of the same month. The tariffs include the 6% REA levy. It looks like the tariffs are up by 45% across the board so expect an...
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ZETDC’s 350 000 household connection deficit. What if…?
Imagine this. Right now there are 350 000 households in Zimbabwe that have not yet been connected to the grid. Me included. I read this headline and I thought, wait a minute. What if ZESA as an...
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Hon. Soda Zhemu graces US$1m Southern African Power Pool offices in Harare
On the 31st of October 2022, Hon. Soda Zhemu officiated the opening of the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) coordination center at Emerald Hill in Harare. With Zimbabwe being at the center of SADC it...
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Zimbabwe’s current load shedding explained
Some say ZESA is now working on the same off-peak hours as telecoms operators and their bonus data. It’s such a funny statement to lighten up an otherwise dark situation that Zimbabwe finds itself in....
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These are Zesa’s new electricity charges, effective 1 March 2023
You live in a hyperinflationary economy, so you should be used to this. Electricity tariffs have gone up and this is how much it’s going to cost you to keep the lights on. Of course, we are talking...
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Govt considering shutting down 3 power stations, Hwange Units 1-6 should be...
The circus that is Zimbabwe’s power generation continues. The country remains in literal and figurative darkness as electricity demand continues to outpace supply. As I write this, the Zimbabwe Power...
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Zim could meet 50% of electricity demand using solar by 2025, says govt. From...
As I write this, the Zimbabwe Power Company is producing 684MW of electricity, against a demand that is likely around 2200MW with this chilly weather. Pre-school maths tells me, that we are around...
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ZETDC prepaid token system will be down for maintenance from 5 to 7 May
ZETDC will be running scheduled maintenance on the token system from the 5th to the 7th of May. As a result, you will be unable to purchase tokens during this period. It is advised that you purchase...
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Hwange Unit 8 to contribute 300MW to the grid before June is up, Unit 7...
The electricity situation in Zimbabwe keeps evolving. One day it looks like the worst might be behind us then the next, it’s firewood and candles for everyone. In my neighbourhood at least, things...
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Want to pay for ZESA using USD? Here’s all you need to know
I know that many people love that government services can be paid for using ZW$ because that means they can convert their USD at a good rate (i.e. the street rate which is always higher than the...
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More companies apply to generate/ procure electricity. ZESA monopoly over?
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that it’s important to diversify our energy sources. Can you imagine where we would be if our hopes and dreams were in hydroelectric power alone? Kariba...
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Low power generation may not be our biggest problem – transmission...
Ever been in a position where you had very low expectations and still ended up disappointed? ZESA, ZETDC and ZPC just did that to me, for the umpteenth time. In August and September, it appeared the...
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ZESA consulting on deployment of floating solar panels at Kariba, for now,...
There is no digital economy without electricity. We thought we had turned a leaf but it was only for a few months just before and after the elections. It’s just a coincidence, I’m sure. So, we know...
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ZESA Net Metering: Zimbabweans With Solar Encouraged To Sell Their Excess...
ZESA is asking Zimbabweans with solar installations to sell their excess electricity into the ZESA national grid. According to a ZESA spokesperson, George Manyaya, this is now possible as part of its...
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Could Converting Regular Cars to Electric Vehicles Be Viable in Zimbabwe?
Wondered this after bumping into an article about companies doing this in South America. Brand new full electric vehicles are quite pricey. But what if you could change that old rusting Bhamba-datya or...
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So ZESA is winning awards as the country languishes in darkness? Could the...
The Zimbabwe Electrical Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings is a state-owned company responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity in Zimbabwe. That’s not speculation on why they...
View ArticleThe Econet Conundrum: Why Zimbabwe’s Telecom Giant Isn’t the Villain in the...
As Starlink makes its grand entrance into Zimbabwe’s telecommunications arena, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement. The promise of high-speed internet at seemingly affordable prices has many...
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