Zimbabwe utility warns of more blackouts until May

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Written by David

Wednesday, 01 April 2009 06:51

HARARE - Zimbabwe's electricity utility on Tuesday warned of increased power blackouts until the end of May due to maintenance work being carried out on the country's main generation plant.

The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) said in a statement that its generation capacity would decline by 125 megawatts as a result of the maintenance work at Kariba Dam Power Station located on the border with Zambia.
The maintenance work would see the Kariba Dam station's generation capacity falling from its peak output of 750 MW to 625 MW by the end of May, ZESA said, adding that the reduced generation capacity would force it to increase its load-shedding programme until May 30.
"Arrangements have however been put in place to alleviate the situation through increased power imports and a possible increase in power generation at Hwange Power Station, which will be subject to the availability of plant and adequate coal supplies," the utility said.
The coal-fired power station in Hwange is Zimbabwe's second largest electricity generation plant.
Zimbabwe currently imports 35 percent of its electricity needs from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and South Africa.

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