Of energy poverty in Zimbabwe
By ETimes Zimbabwe has been facing a severe electricity crisis for several years. The country’s power generation capacity is insufficient to meet the demand, resulting in frequent power cuts and…
Zim’s renewable energy capacity edges up in 2022 – IRENA
By ETimes Zimbabwe’s renewable energy capacity increased by a negligible 1.07% to 1222 megawatts (MW) in 2022 from 1209 MW in 2021, highlighting the ongoing development of the energy transition…
Masiyiwa’s ADC inks 20-year solar energy deal with DPA
By ETimes Africa Data Centers (ADC), which is owned by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, recently signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Distributed Power Africa (DPA) to supply its facilities…
Batoka Hydropower scheme turns to AfDB for funding
By ETimes Zambia and Zimbabwe want the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help revamp plans for the joint development 2,400MW Batoka Hydropower Scheme after General Electric and China’s Power Construction…
DPA bags ZIMPLATS gig
By ETimes Distributed Power Africa (DPA), a business of Cassava Technologies, a leading pan-African technology group, is set to install two carport solar solutions at Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (ZIMLATS). The carport…
With no investment, blackouts are here to stay
By ETimes The country has been plunged into hours of darkness extending to upto 16 hours of loadshedding, and the country does not seem to have a solution to the…
Contango Holdings in Lubu Coal mine delight
By ETimes Contango Holdings, the London listed natural resource company developing the Lubu Coking Coal Project in Hwange has said it has received many enquiries for its thermal coal which they…
Police arrest four for involvement in fuel smuggling
By ETimes Three suspects were recently detained by Nyanga police for reportedly transporting 3,500 liters of gasoline and diesel over the Gairezi River in Ruwangwe. Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka, the…