POWER SHORTAGE: INDUSTRIES WANT ZIMBABWE GOVT. TO FIND SOLUTION

POWER SHORTAGE: INDUSTRIES WANT ZIMBABWE GOVT. TO FIND SOLUTION

Zimbabwean industries have approached the government intending to find solutions to the prevailing power shortages which are threatening to cripple their operations and stifle the country’s economic growth. The country is experiencing serious power outages which have left both industry and commerce and domestic consumers in the dark for long hours, with power only guaranteed to strategic establishments. Apart from frequent breakdowns at the Hwange Thermal Power Station, the Kariba South Power Station, which has…

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ZIMBABWE FACING ACUTE POWER SHORTAGE

ZIMBABWE FACING ACUTE POWER SHORTAGE

Zimbabwe is currently facing acute power shortages which have led to supply being limited to less than 12 hours per day in some areas. In its Q1 trading period to May, the group said the quality of the network had been heavily compromised as a result. “Persistent national grid power outages have affected network quality and reliability, thereby necessitating us to increase our efforts to augment our power supply with solar power,” said Econet in…

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