Search results: Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA)

Grid Africa, a company involved in renewable energy, has partnered with local miners to construct a 72 MW solar plant, a welcome development that will alleviate the power crisis currently affecting the industry.By Ryan ChigocheThis project...

A forensic report conducted by South Africa's ForFar Forensics has flagged the reopening of Vubachikwe Gold Mine, citing several issues such as mismanagement, mounting debts, and unscrupulous operations.Rudairo MapurangaWhile workers were looking forward to the reopening...

The establishment of the Zimbabwe Electricity Contractors and Suppliers Association (ZECSA) has been commended by the energy industry as a gesture that will help improve and implement standards in the energy and power sector.Rudairo MapurangaSpeaking at...

Zimbabwe's coal mining sector is facing serious challenges that can disrupt the whole mining value chain, the President of the Chamber of Mines Collin Chibafa has hinted.Rudairo MapurangaSpeaking at the 2022 edition Annual Mining Conference which...

One of the major outcomes from the climate summit (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland last year was the bold call by world leaders to phase out coal as a source of energy – a more radical stance...

Parliamentary Portfolio on Mines and Mining Development Chairperson Hon Edmond Mkaratigwa said miners should rethink strategies to counter electricity challenges as Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) gruelling power cuts worsen. Rudairo Mapuranga Miners have been lamenting over electricity challenges...

Zimbabwe’s operating environment remains vulnerable to both internal and external shocks that may have negative impact on key economic enablers, according to Fitch Solutions, a leading global economic research firm.The research company in a summary report...

Players in the industry and mining sector have warned that continued power cuts could derail first quarter 2022 GDP growth targets due to lost production time.This follows an announcement by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA)...

Mutare City Council is under fire for leasing an entire mountain to a Chinese quarry miner for a paltry amount of US$7 500 per annum. According to the lease agreement, the local authority, and the miner, Freestone...

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has disconnected the power supply from the defunct giant steel manufacturer, Ziscosteel, over a ZW$40 million debt. Vongai MbaraThis comes only 2 weeks after Zesa threatened to switch off mining houses over...

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has announced that the country will experience power shortages due to a fault at one of the country’s major power plants.  The fault will therefore result in the power utility...

Zimbabwe is set to clear its arrears owed to Mozambique and South Africa after securing a US$100-million facility from Afreximbank and revive a 30-year trilateral agreement with the two neighbouring countries as part of immediate-term solutions...