{"id":59966,"date":"2022-05-29T17:22:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/there-is-a-bright-side-to-the-electricity-crisis-president-mnangagwa"},"modified":"2022-05-29T19:33:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T17:33:59","slug":"there-is-a-bright-side-to-the-electricity-crisis-president-mnangagwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/there-is-a-bright-side-to-the-electricity-crisis-president-mnangagwa","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThere Is A Bright Side To The Electricity Crisis\u201d \u2013 President Mnangagwa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the shortage of electricity in the country was a sign of growing mining and industrialisation in the economy.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) says the country\u2019s generation capacity decreased due to ageing equipment at the power generators \u2013 Hwange Thermal Power Station, and Kariba Hydropower Station.<\/p>\n

The power utility also said importation was restricted since the country owes huge monies to regional power utilities, including ESKOM of South Africa and Hydro Cahorra Basa of Mozambique.<\/p>\n

Writing in his weekly column, President Mnangagwa said he was satisfied that the nation was ready for a massive expansion in thermal power production:<\/p>\n

This year, I went back to commission Deka water pipeline which feeds into Hwange 7 and 8.<\/p>\n

We are set on launching Generator 7 towards end of this year, possibly in November, and Generator 8 early next year, possibly in February.<\/p>\n

All told, we will have some 600 megawatts added onto our grid, thus helping Zesa meet part of the ever-rising demand for more power.<\/p>\n

One accurate way of measuring the pulse of an economy is through power consumption, especially by corporates.<\/p>\n

This means there is a bright side to the power backlog: it points to growing mining and industrialisation in the economy, and thus an expanding mining and manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n

This in turn creates more, better quality jobs, especially for our youths.<\/p>\n

He further revealed that the Government was also working on upgrading small thermal stations in Bulawayo, using the Indian capital.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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