Renewable energy drive falls short
ZIMBABWE’S energy sector continues to face significant hurdles, undermining progress towards the country’s renewable energy targets, a senior government official…
Category: Energy
US$20m Gweru solar project set to boost Zim’s energy supply
EFFORTS are underway to construct a 20 megawatt solar power plant at a cost of about US$20 million in Gweru…
Fuel price hikes: Taxpayers urge govt spending, tax cuts
THE Zimbabwe Taxpayers Platform (Zitap) has called on the government to slash non-essential spending and adjust fuel taxes to cushion…
Ethanol expansion sparks hope for cheaper fuel
GOVERNMENT is set to ramp up ethanol production to sustain an E20 blending ratio throughout the year, a move expected…
Zim fuel now second most expensive in Sadc
ZIMBABWE’S markets, businesses and motorists have been jolted by steep government fuel price hikes, with diesel and petrol surging nearly…
UMP remote areas get electric power
Villagers in Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) district in Mashonaland East province have welcomed the commissioning of new electricity projects aimed at improving…
Why Zimbabwe’s fuel is the most expensive in Southern Africa ?
The latest surge in pump prices, which took effect on March 4, 2026, has once again plunged the Zimbabwean consumer…
Puma says fuel supply stable, despite external price pressures
PUMA Energy, one of Zimbabwe’s largest petroleum marketers in the country, says fuel availability remains stable despite the Middle East…
Sadc urged to build clean energy industries
SADC member states have been urged to transition from being energy-deficient to a surplus position by decisively ending the worrying…
“We are not investing in transmission of power”
Africa has materially under-invested in electricity transmission, stalling regional integration and worsening power shortages, a local independent power producer executive…