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Power Cuts Cripple Zimbabwe's Manufacturing Sector

9 months agoSat, 29 Jun 2024 09:02:12 GMT
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Power Cuts Cripple Zimbabwe's Manufacturing Sector

Zimbabwe has been experiencing widespread power cuts in recent weeks, severely impacting the country’s manufacturing sector.

According to Kurai Matsheza, the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), these power outages have forced some manufacturers to operate for less than six hours per day.

The disruption to the manufacturing industry has sparked fears of a significant economic downturn in the country. Said Matsheza:

In certain instances, some areas go for 18 hours or more without electricity. In certain instances, the quality of power is poor such that businesses are unable to run even when it is available.

No specific sector has been spared. We have been engaging the utility and it is a work in progress.

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Christopher Mugaga, CEO of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), warned that power outages could severely affect the winter wheat crop and manufacturers. He said:

The impact is far-reaching… We are looking at its impact on winter wheat farming, and its impact in terms of companies’ operational hours.

We are losing an average of eight to 12 hours of power daily. That alone has an impact in terms of production capacity, in terms capacity utilisation, and planning.

The tariffs are still steeply pegged at an average of US$0,14 per kW. We will continue to engage the government. We cannot talk of industrialisation without addressing power cuts.

This week, the Minister of Energy and Power Development Edgar Moyo tried to downplay the crisis. Said Moyo:

We don’t have what may be defined as a crisis. We have a marginal deficit. Our power supply level averages 1 450MW against an average peak demand of 1 800MW, leaving a deficit of a maximum of between 150MW and 350MW depending on daily demand.

Calling it a power crisis would be an exaggeration. We are just facing a marginal deficit caused by winter demand. This peaks in June and goes down in July.

However, according to statistics released by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), on Saturday, June 29, Hwange Power Station was generating 999MW, Kariba, 292MW, and IPPs 42MW, to give a total of 1 334MW.

Moyo said the 1,050MW Kariba Hydroelectric Power Station will not be completely shut down despite the dwindling water levels in the Kariba Dam. He said:

Kariba is not exiting the system. There is a reduced generation, but we hope to recover after the next rainy season.

On Friday, June 28th, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) reported that the usable live storage for power generation in the Kariba Dam had declined to 12.39%.

On the same date the previous year, June 28th, 2023, the usable live storage for power generation was 31.16%.

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14 Comments

dj TECH · 9 months ago
wc industries? mafuta ekuzora RSA, accessories CHINA,drugs India Zambia DRC ,vene chaiye Zambia,kana vana chaivo mudzimba umu anababa ndevepanxt door,nyarai kana kunyarara kana musina nyaya
TheObserver👀 · 9 months ago
@djTech maGold Mafia mines avo arikushaya power. Making it very difficult for them to mine gold which they want to smuggle out the country.
Commentor · 9 months ago
kuno Mwenezi, last week zvaiva nani, taiswera nawo
Kg · 9 months ago
@OBSERVER, ALWAYS DAYDREAMING OF CHAMISA ASSUMING POWER, WHAT A JOKE! THE PROBLEM IS THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO CANT SEE BEYOND THEIR NOSES. PEOPLE WHO CANT READ THE CALLENDER. IF YOU ANALYZE ZANUPF VERY CLOSELY, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE POLITICAL ROOTS THE PARTY HAS IN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, IS TOO MASSIVE TO UPROOT. EVEN OPPOSITION DONORS HAVE GONE BACK FRUSTRATED. REGIME CHANGE AGENDA STILL REMAINS HOLLOW, NO TAKERS. THE ONLY CHANGE THESE MISGUIDED FOOLS CAN WITTNESS IS AN ORDERLY CHANGE WITHIN THE RANK AND FILE WITHIN THE SYSTEM NOT WITHOUT. IT TOOK YEARS FOR ZANUPF TO BE SO SOPHISTICATED, TO JEALOUSY PROTECT AND TO BE THE VANGUARD OF THE MASSES. STUDENT POLITICS HAS NO ROOM OF SURVIVAL IN CONFRONTATION AGAINST ZANUPF. SO THEREFORE IF YOU CANT BEAT THEM, JUST JOIN THEM.
Anonymous · 9 months ago
A perfect & correct analysis. Kusakura nekuzunza Wezhira unoona seni. No stress well employed, no shortages no short sleeve, no long sleeve, my house is untouchable, twe opposition tuchibvira kana kupiwa stand muroad wonzi vaka tisakutorere. After a year yopazwa road yovhurwa. Join them. We join the opposition to destroy it. Aiziva kuti MDC ichada ndiani. Zanu vakuru, well organized & experienced. Torai manotes ku Zanu SA Trump.kkkk
TheObserver👀 · 9 months ago
If that's your analysis good for you. Why would a champion of change join crooks. Just goes to show how small minded you are. The road to success is never easy and Chamisa is going to be testament of that.I hope you live to witness real change to this Great Nation💭💭💭
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Nothing works in Zimbabwe except looting
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Marginal deficit .... we got money to import 12 aircraft but not to pay for Zesa ...
Pot O Njere · 9 months ago
In winter kunokurumidza kuita dark so lightning purposes are accelerated therefore the consumption of Magetsi increases, Asiwo did you know solar energy is more effective in winter, much power can be harnessed more favourable in winter than in summer, solar panels need temperature little lower than 20°to work wonders, that's the very reason why they are installed on rooftops at most or floated on still water bodies cause it's cooler there, Zesa should emphasise solar energy harvesting on every house rooftop and if excess should be a mechanism to be fed in the grid
. · 9 months ago
empty vessels make the most noise
...,. · 9 months ago
there is no industry to talk about. the power cuts have now affected the top people's houses and they now feel it
The Lord · 9 months ago
Time to fire up a nuclear power station...It is much cheaper and more reliable in the long term... Furthermore, Zim already has vast and high quality uranium which can be used to generate electricity...Hydro and thermal energy are the past time to show the Great Satan that Zimbabwe can use nuclear energy...
Unity Mandende · 9 months ago
vision 2030

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