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The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) allegedly awarded a US$9 million tender to supply smart meters to a company called Paramount without conducting Factory Assessment Tests (FAT), Nehanda Radio can reveal.
ZESA Holdings’ distribution arm, ZETDC’s managing director Lovemore Chinaka, was yesterday granted $30 000 bail on allegations of violating tender procedures involving US$1 405 920.
Suburbs in Bulawayo that have not had electricity since Monday following a major fault at Richmond Substation are likely to be in darkness until the weekend.
The Bulawayo water crisis has reached another level with council indicating that it will cut off supplies to the Central Business District (CBD) and industrial areas for the first time, rendering the whole city dry.
Power cuts that are being experienced countrywide have raised the ire of consumers as many areas are going for hours without power almost on a daily basis.
By Nqobile Tshili A ZESA power substation in Bulawayo’s Mpopoma suburb caught fire yesterday causing power outages in some parts of the city. Two electricity transformers were destroyed in the inferno, an official said. Zesa Southern Region general manager Engineer Lovemore Chinaka said they were investigating the matter. “It’s too early, people are yet to […]