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ZETDC MD fired after SONA power outage

The Managing Director of the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), Abel Gurupira, has been dismissed with immediate effect following a dramatic power failure that plunged...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 October 2025

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Zera, ZETDC iron out proposed private sector power retail deal

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) and the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) are working on modalities to operationalise the government's plan to open up ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

400 000 houses to get private sector electricity connection

At least 400 000 houses in urban areas and growth points across Zimbabwe are set to be connected to the national power grid under a private sector-led electricity distribution and retail initiative, E...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa prepaid system down

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced that its prepaid electricity vending system is temporarily down due to ongoing system upgrades.In a public notice ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa ropes in private players

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has officially opened the door to private investors and developers to connect over 371 fully-built but un-electrified suburbs ac...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare, ZETDC headed for clash over streetlights

The City of Harare is holding talks with the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) following rising cases of streetlights, tower lights and traffic signals going dark when...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa scales up transformer production

ZESA Enterprises (Zent), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, has set an ambitious target to manufacture 10 000 transformers annually, a sharp increase from just 600 units in 2021 and its current output of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa employees steal US$3.8m in critical equipment

Two senior employees of the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a subsidiary of Zesa, have been arrested in connection with a US$3,896,000 theft involving critical power plant equipment and materials at th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZESA to replace old prepaid electricity meters

ZESA has announced plans to phase out old prepaid electricity meters across the country as part of its initiative to improve efficiency and provide consumers with more accurate information on their e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Afreximbank powers Zesa with US$210m facility

Zimbabwe's power utility, Zesa Holdings, has secured a US$210 million financing facility from Afreximbank, aimed at strengthening the country's electricity infrastructure and importing additional powe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa completes massive meter rollout project

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has successfully migrated 99 percent of its customers in Bulawayo's historic suburbs from outdated metering systems to modern pre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZETDC official in court over tender documents

A senior official at the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has appeared in court alongside his son on allegations of forging company documents to secure a lucrative t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZETDC announces unplanned power outage

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has reported an unplanned power outage affecting large parts of the eastern region and sections of Harare, citing a technical fau...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwe needs US$10 billion to fix power crisis

Zimbabwe will require up to US$10 billion in energy sector investment over the next decade to meet rising electricity demand and address chronic power shortages, according to a new report by Veritas, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZESA appoints interim leaders

ZESA Holdings has announced key interim leadership changes in the wake of the sudden passing of its executive chairman, Dr. Sydney Gata.In an internal circular seen by this publication, the state-own...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa to install cameras on transformers

ZESA Holdings has launched a nationwide anti-vandalism initiative that will see the installation of surveillance cameras, alarms, and sensors on electricity transformers in a bid to curb the rampant d...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare plunged into darkness as Zesa switches off tower lights

Harare's last remaining tower lights were switched off this week, plunging Zimbabwe's capital further into darkness - a stark metaphor for the city's deepening governance crisis and financial dysfunct...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa western region contract workers down tools

More than 30 contract workers operating hired vehicles for the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) in the western region have downed tools in protest over what they desc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa's Sydney Gata dies

Sydney Gata, the long-serving executive chairman of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has died at the age of 79.Gata passed away late Thursday night at a private hospital in Harare, wh...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 July 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zesa rebundling begins

Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has initiated the process of rebundling ZESA Holdings, aiming to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and reduce costs within Zimbabwe's struggling electricity secto...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Chinese-funded projects power Zimbabwe

The Chinese-funded expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station, specifically Units 7 and 8, emerged as the main source of energy supply for Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZETDC presses on with prepaid street lighting

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has vowed to press ahead with its installation of smart prepaid meters for public lighting, despite complaints from local authori...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2025

TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwe's ZESA launches drone aviation training

In a landmark development aimed at strengthening Zimbabwe's energy and digital infrastructure, ZESA Holdings has launched its certified Aviation Training Organisation (ATO) and graduated 235 students ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa blames councils for street light blackout

A wave of violent muggings has hit the cities of Bulawayo and Chitungwiza, plunging residents into fear and frustration as entire suburbs remain in darkness due to street light disconnections.The blac...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zesa expects normal service at Hwange on Friday

ZESA Holdings has announced that normal electricity supplies from Hwange Power Station are expected to resume by Friday, May 9, following an emergency outage caused by tube leaks that crippled all uni...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 May 2025
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