Mines, IPPs drive 635MW new energy capacity
PRIVATE power producers, mining companies and independent developers are increasingly taking centre stage in Zimbabwe’s electricity turnaround, with more than…
Category: Energy
Quest set to start electric vehicles assembling
QUEST Motor Manufacturing (QMM) is set to begin assembling electric and new-energy vehicles in Mutare as the company accelerates its…
Invictus targets new gas prospects with Musuma-1 drilling
Australian-listed energy firm Invictus Energy is preparing to drill the Musuma-1 exploration well in the Cabora Bassa Basin in the…
Zimbabwe’s cooking gas crisis: Global war, local monopolies, and the invisible tax on your kitchen
While headlines focus on the relative stability of petrol and diesel prices, a quiet crisis is simmering on the kitchen…
Cafca unveils 1,2MW solar plant to cut costs by 30%
CABLE manufacturer Cafca Limited has commissioned a 1,2 megawatt (MW) solar plant in Harare for US$1 million, a move expected…
Diesel consumption jumps as economic engines roar
DIESEL consumption rose sharply in the first quarter of this year, signalling economic expansion across key sectors as Zimbabwe steadily…
Smart metering platform helps ZETDC recoup 20pc legacy
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has recouped 20 percent of legacy debt owed by medium to large-scale consumers,…
Fuel price shocks lift Zim inflation
Last month, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) cautioned that inflation would remain elevated between the months of March and…
Invictus goes shopping for oil assets amid Zim delays
Oil and gas firm Invictus Energy Limited is shifting strategy to acquire producing and near-term oil and gas assets to…
Mutapa moves to revive CSC, rebundle Zesa
EFFORTS are being intensified to resuscitate entities such as the Cold Storage Company while the rebundling of companies under ZESA…