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Load Shedding To Ease Soon, Says Minister Of Energy

8 months agoSun, 14 Jul 2024 07:18:16 GMT
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Load Shedding To Ease Soon, Says Minister Of Energy

Energy and Power Development Minister Edgar Moyo says load-shedding is expected to ease soon.

In an interview with The Sunday Mail, Minister Moyo said that an additional 100 megawatts (MW) is set to be injected into the grid from a refurbished unit at Hwange Thermal Power Station. At the same time, another 100 MW ring-fenced for the winter wheat crop will be released.

Typically, there is increased electricity demand during the winter months due to greater consumption by households, businesses, and farmers, leading to more frequent load-shedding episodes.

This year, load-shedding has been exacerbated by a severe drought that negatively impacted electricity generation at the Kariba South Hydropower Station.

Minister Moyo explained the reasons behind the country’s intense load-shedding experienced in recent weeks. He said:

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We had ring-fenced power for our winter cropping season.

We had set aside 100MW because food security is very critical and we needed to support that.

The winter wheat irrigation period starts in May and runs up to July.

As you know, the hectarage that we planted this season is unprecedented in the history of this country, so a lot of power was required.

In terms of power supply, we are currently generating between 1 400MW and 1 500MW, depending on the availability of power for import in our regional pool.

Demand is ranging at 1 800MW, which means we normally have a deficit of around 300MW.

So, this is why there has been load-shedding.

The Minister, however, said load-shedding was set to ease in the next two weeks He said:

What we are anticipating is that immediately after the conclusion of the wheat irrigation period, we will be going back to normal since the power we had ring-fenced will go back to normal supplies.

Another mitigatory measure we have is that one unit at Hwange — I am not sure if it is Unit 2 or Unit 5 — will come back on stream at the end of this month and add up to 100MW on the grid, thereby reducing the burden of load-shedding.

In the medium term, we have several other solar projects that will produce up to 140MW, which will come on stream by the end of the year.

This power is being generated by independent power producers for their own use.

But what that means is that it frees up power from the national grid, since they will no longer depend on supplies from ZESA (Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority).

So, you can see that we are on a trajectory where the mismatch between supply and demand is being gradually resolved.

Minister Moyo added that there are no plans to decommission power generation at Kariba South and the power plant is expected to continue operating until the end of the year. He said:

On Kariba, we have budgeted our water well to the extent that it will last us until the end of the year, producing an average of 290MW.

Presently, there is no plan to decommission power generation at Kariba South.

So, in terms of our budgeting, the water will last until year-end.

We are hopeful that the La Niña phenomenon expected this year will help with addressing this problem since we are likely to get above-normal rainfall.

The Minister did not disclose how much power the country is currently importing from neighbouring countries.

However, statistics released by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) indicate that the power utility has been generating less than 1,400 MW in recent weeks.

For example, on July 12, 2024, ZPC reported that the country was generating a total of 1,169 MW. Similarly, on July 1, 2024, the total power generation was 1,339 MW.

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20 Comments

Zeus mfana · 8 months ago
Load shed first your masters looting zanu pf
Mr JP van · 8 months ago
van a vezimbabwe ngatisiyeyi kunyepa kuporomisa zvinhu zvisingaitiki chamataura ngachivonekwe chichiitika pajekerere NACA sings had had I magetsi bhadharai zvikwereti zvenyumuchashaiwa vanomashandisa magetsi enyu tava kushandisa masolar panel mozodazve mutero pamasola edu
G42 · 8 months ago
Zim yatungamirirwa nembavha.
· 8 months ago
This won't happen until ZANU effects Command Electricity 🤣🤣🤣
bhinzi · 8 months ago
well baba vamoywo
🏃 Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 8 months ago
only a f.o.o.l will believe this nonsense stup id talk can you believe a lier.
Hezvo. · 8 months ago
Dzimwe nhema idzo.......
Mazuva · 8 months ago
Always lying and giving people false hope. When these people speak, the opposite is always true. Plan against their information. Solar power generation is now a no-go area because we can't avoid touching the sacred 'son' of the evil cartel, Chivhayo
Chibani · 8 months ago
Dzimwe nyika dzinotoshaya land yokuisa masolar panel. Isu tine land devoted to sora beans.
G42 · 8 months ago
Zvino muzim chavakagona kuba kwete kuvaka nyika tinosvikepi mayo zany.
· 8 months ago
This twit must have had very pleasant wet dreams
🏋️🕺⛹️ · 8 months ago
Another mitigatory measure we have is that one unit at Hwange — I am not sure if it is Unit 2 or Unit 5 — will come back on stream at the end of this month a whole minister coming to the public domain addressing something he is not sure about lyk seriously 🤷🤷🤷
👀👀 · 8 months ago
hatisisina basa nemagetsi isu ,taakungoita zvema solar,coz zvinorevei kana magetsi achiuya wakotsira ,woendazve wakakirsira
4Real · 8 months ago
magetsi tichamadii iro zig rave nesimba tiri kukumbirawo Ku connecta direct Ku Eskom toisa ma pylons tegani ne infrastructure kumaraini kweduzha
Ndevuzoqethu · 8 months ago
Why not utilize solar energy on winter wheat irrigation? The money which was frittered by Chivayo in buying cars for useless zanoids would have been put to good use by investing on a solar project. We need new leaders.
4Real · 8 months ago
ko solar yeku Gwanda ya boss wicknell ichauya rinhi Dai maishonongora pa SADC summit
#sme · 8 months ago
while small black owned business's suffer in the township's
qwerty · 8 months ago
lol food 😋 comes first then businesses. we dont want to import wheat from Ukraine.

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