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Former Energy Minister, Fortune Chasi, Says Ready To Serve Again Amid Electricity Crisis

4 months agoMon, 25 Nov 2024 11:12:35 GMT
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Former Energy Minister, Fortune Chasi, Says Ready To Serve Again Amid Electricity Crisis

Former Energy and Power Development Minister, Fortune Chasi, has expressed his readiness to serve the nation again amid the growing calls by some members of the public for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reappoint him to address the ongoing electricity crisis.

Zimbabwe is currently facing one of its worst power shortages, worsened by declining water levels at Lake Kariba, which powers the Kariba Hydroelectric Station, and outdated equipment at the Hwange Thermal Power Station.

In a post on X this Monday, Chasi said the widespread calls for him to return to his former role reflect the nation’s confidence in his ability to tackle the crisis. He wrote:

I can’t pretend that I am not seeing your “demands” to go back to my former job. I do not take your confidence in me lightly. I encounter it daily and everywhere. As I have said before, serving one’s country is a duty we must all be ready. I am!

Calls for Chasi’s return intensified over the weekend following a nationwide blackout caused by what the power utility, ZESA Holdings, described as a “system disturbance.”

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However, an X account managed by ZANU PF activists, ZANU PF Patriots, dismissed Chasi’s remarks as “political grandstanding.” It said:

No to political grandstanding… May we remind you that only the President is mandated to appoint any deserving citizen to be a Minister. Opposition supporters calling for your reinstatement have no power to reinstate you. Your response to them thus is political grandstanding.

Chasi was fired as Minister of Energy and Power Development on 14 August 2020 and immediately replaced by Zhemu Soda.

Chasi was reportedly fired for his efforts to level the playing field in the fuel sector, something which did not go down well with powerful fuel cartels that have captured the State.

A statement issued by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda announcing Chasi’s sacking back in 2020, read:

In terms of Section 104 (1) of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment (No. 20) Act of 2013, His Excellency the President Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Hon Soda Zhemu Member of Parliament for Muzarabani North as Minister of Energy and Power Development in place of current Minister Honourable Fortune Chasi.

The latter has been relieved of his ministerial post as his conduct of business had become incompatible with the president’s expectations.

The appointment of Hon Zhemu and the removal of advocate Chasi is with immediate effect.

A Ministry of Energy official who spoke to The Zimbabwe Independent said Chasi was fired partly because he wanted to break Sakunda’s monopolistic hold of the NOIC fuel pipeline. The official was quoted as saying:

You must understand that at NOIC, Chasi was trying to even out the playing field in the fuel sector by ensuring that Sakunda Holdings will not continue to enjoy the monopolistic utilisation of the pipeline while also trying to fully assert Noic’s control over the pipeline. Sadly, this unsettled the interests of powerful fuel cartels.

His plans to revive efforts to build a second fuel pipeline were also met with fierce resistance by the same powerful forces.

He was trying to do many things right at the same time. He could not have prevailed over the combined efforts by the ethanol blending and fuel cartels.

The current Energy and Power Development Minister, Edgar Moyo, is a former Primary and Secondary Education Deputy Minister.

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35 Comments

Anonymous · 4 months ago
Haa ipai Chivhayo aite minister wema getsi vanhu vanofara chaizvo
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Zesa switches off power at 5am and switches on 11pm. What happened to the Gwanda solar project. A number of Ministries are now dysfunctional. The zig is dysfunctional. I have a feeling that the president is now tired.
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Chasi is a dreamer. CAbinet positions are at the discreation of the President. What competency is he talking about. Its technocrats who do the work.
Big Dude · 4 months ago
There are no government plans for alternative energy. The Gwanda project was just fundraising for ED through Chivhayo. Kureva kuti since Chivhayo's failure, Zimbabwe no longer has immediate plans for the same solar power cite. Pakatopegwa pakaonekwa kuti panoita. Government has created another sideshow of floating solar panels above water in Kariba. Next they will be saying Kariba has no water above which to float their panels. They are also making us dream about atomic energy when they can't repair and upgrade the existing infrastructure.
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Chasi should not be dreaming of being minister again. He must try big dreams of becoming a president. We can't be in darkness until 2030. It's a big No.
Jah🇿🇼Tsvarie-07 · 4 months ago
Anyone can do it as long there is transparency and listening ears...
Z · 4 months ago
CONFUSED FOOL. YOU BELONG TO OPPOSITION POLITICS AND LOST THE ELECTIONS THEREFORE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DEMAND A MINISTERIAL POST IN GVT. THIS IS NOT A GNU LEST YOU FORGET. AT LIST YOU HAVE REALISED THAT YOUR PARTY WILL NEVER RULE.
Corruptmore Looto · 4 months ago
Doesn't Chasi know that Zanu PF is allergic to competence and efficiency.
113010 · 4 months ago
Bring back Chasi pliz
Edgar Moyo · 4 months ago
I, the Current Energy and Power Development Minister, Edgar Moyo, hereby solemnly declare that I am the prince of darkness !!!
tavez.com · 4 months ago
umm ziso iro boe hre
𝙎𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙮𝙤 · 4 months ago
no need for minister tinoda magetsi kwete manyepo asina basa
Sir Wicknero · 4 months ago
Tru
king · 4 months ago
Chasi for president. 2028 tinewe
Mp · 4 months ago
l second you viva chasi pasi na ED
Sir Wicknero · 4 months ago
viva
@Vhedza · 4 months ago
Asi akuita kuti Kariba Dam rizare here? Or ndiye akatsika chepakati kuti Rosanne maenergy investors?
Peter Chikomba · 4 months ago
Chasi was the best Energy minister ever in this country
Sir Wicknero · 4 months ago
hooo
African Observer · 4 months ago
Manje Ed anoda mabharanzi padhuze type dzaana muchinguri mavetera matemadanda. Chasi is intelligent as was seen when he held press conferences responding to journalists when he was the minister of energy. Ukango ongorora cabinet ya Ed unotoona kuti Mthuli na Coventry ndwo ma odd one out. the rest are just sycophants good at chanting Ed pfeee slogans mumusoro zero zero.
jivaschihwehwete@gmail.com · 4 months ago
we will never get anywhere as country if we continue with this childish behaviour, we are deviating from the real issue and get busy commenting chasi's picture. As citizens lets not politise everything there is need for nationalism for the country to develope.
peturu ⛽ · 4 months ago
pro pic manyama 😃😃😃😃😃
🧐 🤔 🤨 🤪 · 4 months ago
The funny part advocate Chasi was sacked when he had attended an energy meeting summit and in Portugal we never got feedback, Just like what happened to me to Frederick Hava After the UN summit
cde che guveira · 4 months ago
chasi for President 2030
qwerty · 4 months ago
2028
ZiGGy The Zanoid · 4 months ago
ZANU PF Patriots - lol their name says it all, they are patriotic to ZANU PF only and not patriotic to Zimbabwe the country or its citizens .. they can f.c.u.k. off !!! Is the president not embarrassed or ashamed of these dunderhead dimwitted bootlicking ZANU PF Patriots clowns ****holes??!!
Sir Wicknero · 4 months ago
ndivana chubby chezanu
🌄🧱🍓🎊💞🍒🏆🍑🌽🍕👙 · 4 months ago
his face kkkkk so scary.maybe that face scares away load shedding.
me · 4 months ago
that's ediocy. you don't reason at all. that shy nyika ino is gone to the dogs coz of such dimwits at all. no brains
laugh emoji1
anon · 4 months ago
@ pastor kikk taura hako
Pastor Chris · 4 months ago
But vanhu vekuPindula so hamuna Mapictures arinani ere zvakuita kunge vaFir Fortune Chasi chigure
The HEARTIST💯 · 4 months ago
Lol, nhas ndazoitwa boe ayaaaa

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