{"id":15825,"date":"2019-11-12T16:59:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=15825"},"modified":"2019-11-12T16:59:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:59:10","slug":"hwange-fault-spawns-extra-load-shedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/hwange-fault-spawns-extra-load-shedding","title":{"rendered":"Hwange Fault Spawns Extra Load-Shedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZESA is implementing prolonged load-shedding of up to 18 hours a day following a fault at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hwange_National_Park\">Hwange<\/a> Power Station yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The power utility said it was moving to Stage 2 load-shedding.<\/p>\n<p>According to Zesa, Stage 1 load-shedding happens to the first group of customers as listed on its schedule and these are switched off as the power shortfall will be within planned limits.<\/p>\n<p>In the event that the power shortfall increases beyond the planned limits, load shedding will move to Stage 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zesa.co.zw\/\">Zesa<\/a> said while it was importing electricity to augment national supplies, power would remain constrained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While all efforts are being made to improve the power supply availability through imports, the supply situation remains fragile,&#8221; said Zesa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Customers are advised to use the available power very sparingly and will be updated as the situation improves. The inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first two stages at Hwange Power Station suffer frequent breakdowns because of skipped and skimped maintenance and refurbishment over the past 35 years.<\/p>\n<p>Hwange and modest imports from South Africa and Mozambique have to carry the Zimbabwean load because the regional drought has severely limited output from Kariba South, the largest station.<\/p>\n<p>Two brand new large boiler-turbine-generator units are being commissioned at Hwange, but the extra 600MW will not start coming on stream until mid-2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZESA is implementing prolonged load-shedding of up to 18 hours a day following a fault at Hwange Power Station yesterday afternoon. The power utility said it was moving to Stage 2 load-shedding. 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