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OpenDepressed Power Generation Plunges Zimbabwe Into Darkness
8 months agoThu, 18 Jul 2024 14:25:11 GMT
The government says the severe and ongoing power cuts affecting the country are due to depressed power generation at the Hwange power station.
The state-owned power utility, ZESA Holdings, has been implementing lengthy daily blackouts of up to 15 hours in some areas due to the reduced power output from its power stations.
At its peak, Zimbabwe requires at least 2,200 MW of electricity, but the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, is currently generating less than 1,300 MW.
Addressing the media during a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare on Tuesday, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Anxious Masuka said the power cuts were a direct result of outages at the Hwange Power Station. He said:
In the past week or so we have had an increase in power cuts but that is due to depressed generation because of the outages at Hwange. We were promised that two units will be coming on board and the Minister of Energy and Power Development presented today that most likely those two units are already feeding into the grid.
Currently, generation is about 1 400MW per day supplemented by imports. We are currently somewhere between 1 500MW-1 600MW against a maximum demand per day of 1 825MW as presented by the Minister of Energy and Power Development today.
However, according to statistics released by ZPC on Thursday, July 18, the power generation breakdown was as follows:
- Hwange Power Station: 979 MW
- Kariba Power Station: 292 MW
- Independent Power Producers (IPPs): 43 MW
- Total power generation: 1,314 MW
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· 8 months ago
I have been thinking, kuti the amount of water being let go off down Zambezi be pumped back into the dam wall, I think it's perpetual energy but it can subdue energy demands or the should use solar pumps instead to drive back the water ino the dam Zvino shanda izvo, Svomhu chete
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Typical of the pumped storage Drakensberg power station which receives less water than Kariba. It's a perfect idea. It needs a 2nd dam constructed after the dam wall then pump the water back into Kariba.
101 · 8 months ago
I thought kariba generated more kw in zim! Anyway why can't the zpc utilise hydro at zambezi to build even more power generators since we have the capacity?
Anonymous · 8 months ago
It's all to do with lack of paying to have infrastructure upgraded. Money supply is the problem. Where does all the money that is collected for mining rights go?????
Anonymous · 8 months ago
30 September 2015 Samuel edenge said Zimbabwe would be exporting 4000 mega watts of electricity by 2018. Article written by Senior Reporter Tendai Mugabe. Saka be careful of vision 2030 we had chikowore saying houses for all 2000. Wish Zimbabwe independence was 2010
🥴Attested development
· 8 months ago
Sanctions are/ were real comrade, the sanctioners never let such visions come to fruition, look at Daniel Chingoma and Banabas helicopters they never approved their efforts so varungu ndozvavari
Munoti science dzchibhoyie ndezekutamba kahi
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Consider international property rights. Chingoma never designed anything but took existing engines gearboxes , starters to make that which is illegal in Science & Engineering.
🏃 Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 8 months ago
zanu pf is a proven failure it's a pity a shame to believe in zanu pf stu pid talk
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· 8 months ago
Imbochinjayi nyaya every day a day Zanu this Zanu that takatomedzewa itori muhura rwe Zanu ende hapana chaunga ite even ushaure sei
Erudite · 8 months ago
we blame the opposition and the west for the blackouts.the west with the help of the opposition stole water from Kariba dam used it for personal use with their opposition friends..I'm out
101 · 8 months ago
😂😂 Like seriously? Does the opposition have a hand in this?
Erudite · 8 months ago
Clown
Zero · 8 months ago
hey
44yrs · 8 months ago
Iyezvino anomboenda kuchengetera 2028 kaskill kamwe chete zve**** chaiko. Kanyika kerima basi basi
Dadza · 8 months ago
Hapana zvonzwisiika
ZPC Chief Engineer · 8 months ago
We were just passing time and giving false hope when we were talking about syncronisation of Unit 7, unit 8 blah blah kkk
Jack Zuma · 8 months ago
kujekesa nyika yese nemagetsi
uuum · 8 months ago
ko makati murikuwedzera ma megawatts kubva ku Hwange nezuro uno. Muchiri kugona basa renyu here imi?
theLastAntKing · 8 months ago
Ok so why can't the government let citizens import solar system at 0% duty since it has totally failed to supply electricity to homes, especially now that more than 90% homes have paid in advance for that power which is not available.
Make duty free these solar systems and this'll reduce load on grid, those with surplus power will feed the grid
Anonymous · 8 months ago
All Solar items are currently duty free.
theLastAntKing · 8 months ago
with sunshine in its abundance I think zim should emulate countries like Morocco where they have huge solar farms.
If it wasn't for Chivayo & his faceless accomplices zim could be having enough power.
So are we saying the government has forgotten about that Chivayo scandal? Even that zec scandal? Is it that our listening President is now deaf and dump especially on Chivayo?
Maybe chibabe che zanu & other guys should stand in and give a national update
sekuru · 8 months ago
Is Parliament still existing? Why do they not debate this issue yemagetsi? Handifunge kuti pane chinobuda padebate yacho
🏋️🕺⛹️ · 8 months ago
two thirds majority😁😁😁
𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗮 · 8 months ago
kune akambotiudza kuti haachafi akendazve magetsi kurally tichidya mared boxes nepepsi… akatinyebera munhu iyeye
KT · 8 months ago
Hurumende yedu yakazara magumkum. Vanofunga kuti zuva nderemushana chete .
G · 8 months ago
😂😂😂
danso · 8 months ago
😂😂haha wandispaka wanq
Erudite Pro Max · 8 months ago
Hant mari yesolar project yakarohwa makavhura maziso sematemba.Im E Pro Max and I'm out..
Noob · 8 months ago
Ko kungoti magetsi tichaawana kwanaya (Kariba ya full). & really Imports from SA ko nhamo dzavo dzemagetsi vapedza here
patz · 8 months ago
Zvemagetsi zvaingoda Chibabest cheku Mash Central chiya. Dai tisasambotaure nezvekushaikwa kwemagetsi.
🥴Attested development
· 8 months ago
Ndechipi ichi, murikureva Chasi here
skun · 8 months ago
mbavha idzo..APA makakwidza ma tariff like mad people on top of that and blame zvinhu zvisipo..y can't u focus on renewable energy..same thing year in year out..it's 2024..chamunogona kuita is kuti kune latest Hilux kana kuti dmax toda mota nyowani..ndozvega zvamunogona..nxaaa..u are lucky us zimboz are peaceful people zveshuwa..u take us for a ride to the knees chaiko..
🏋️🕺⛹️ · 8 months ago
not peaceful but cowards that are afraid to stand up for their rights apa tichiitiswa nemuzambian
maparamuro · 8 months ago
Mbavha idzi dzine ma backup asingapere, vanoti ma generator voti ma solar saka zveruzhinji Havana basa nazvo. Mari dzavanoba dzinokwana kuvaka 500MW solar plant.
Havana hanya nesu ava basa kuba mari vachiendesa mhiri kwairi kishandisa neku benefiter veko isu kuno tichikanga wire
🏋️🕺⛹️ · 8 months ago
not all animals are the same, some are more equal than others
TK · 8 months ago
Hurumende yedu ndeyemanyepo ega ega, pays vamboti here sychronising 6 and 7 kuHwange saka magetsi hobho. Iye zvino vakutaura zvimwe. Mbudzi interchange ndizvo futi . Yakanzi 6 months pekiutanga iye zvino patopfuura 2 yrs. Manyepo chete.
Tman · 8 months ago
To tell u The Truth vanhu varikuzvarana Sembwa & Zesa haisikuwedzera which means blackout richatowedzera
· 8 months ago
wadii kungoti vanhu vari kuzvarana womirirs ipapo
nherera · 8 months ago
His Excellence promised us in Cowdray that no more rotten meat due to zesa blackouts
.. · 8 months ago
And you believed such blatant lies. Next he will tell you that he is your biological father
...,. · 8 months ago
we need people who find it abnormal for people to go for even an hour without electricity, people who find it abnormal for dirty water from broken and blocked sewage pipes and clean water running in the streets. it used to happen a long time ago, and it can still be done with people who know what they are supposed to do.
madhunamutuna · 8 months ago
kureva here kuti dzimwe nzvimbo dzaasirikuyenda ndodzine vashandi vezesa here kana kuti huori tinotori nearea dzisingayende magetsi isu tiri musame location like kuti only Glen view 3 yoita magetsi asingayende 1,2,4,7 achiyenda
Boss lady · 8 months ago
And that by 2024 we will be exporting electricity, said Vene when he commission Hwange 7&8
TK · 8 months ago
Dai vakaita kuti Tokwe Mukosi iite produce chero 100MW zvrinane panekutoita 0 output
🥴Attested development
· 8 months ago
Inonzi ine capability yeku producer15mw
G42 · 8 months ago
Nyika kushaya magetsi Mari ichi torwa vakundikana vakuru ava inharo chte hapana chozivikanwa apa kuenda kuhondo hakusi Kutonga nyika. Vene varikutorerwa Mari nevapfana vakafunda nyika ichifa kusvika chizvipatara kushaya mishonga kuzoti magetsi chavanosimbira kutenga mota nemari yenyika.
113010 · 8 months ago
So we had your side what the way forward now we need the tangible solution.
Ishmael Bomba · 8 months ago
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