Ministry of Energy and Power Development

Zimbabwe has secured a five-year deal to import 100 megawatts of electricity a day from Zambia after paying US$6, 4 million upfront to Zesco, Zambia’s power utility, Energy and Power Development minister, Zhemu Soda has said.
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The Ministry of Energy and Power Development claims the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is failing to attend to electrical faults around the country due to a lack of transport and foreign currency to buy poles.
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Zesa is not load-shedding, but is having to stretch manpower and resources to cope with the growing number of faults seen in rainy seasons, mainly falling poles, trees falling on overhead cables, water seeping into underground cables and…
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Bulawayo is facing an acute shortage of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas resulting in its price shooting up by 80 percent since mid-December.
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ZESA is owed US$69 million by its various customers with local authorities being the largest debtors.
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For the first time since the inception of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 60 years ago, organisers have been forced to pitch up tents to accommodate more exhibitors as all the available space has been taken up for this year’s…
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Vandalism of electricity infrastructure is crippling implementation of new projects across the country as available funding is being channelled towards replacing vandalised equipment, a senior official has said.
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