{"id":17366,"date":"2019-12-29T18:52:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=17366"},"modified":"2019-12-29T18:52:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:52:43","slug":"zesa-power-cuts-bleeding-mining-companies-a-threat-to-workers-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zesa-power-cuts-bleeding-mining-companies-a-threat-to-workers-safety","title":{"rendered":"ZESA Power Cuts Bleeding Mining Companies &amp; A Threat To Workers\u2019 Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s mining industry has not been spared debilitating power cuts by the country\u2019s power utility\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pindula.co.zw\/ZESA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZESA Holdings<\/a>\u00a0despite paying for electricity in advance and in foreign currency.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>Business Times<\/em>, Isaac Kwesu, CEO of the Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe, said uninterrupted electricity supplies will prevent costly stoppages while at the same time guaranteeing the safety of workers;<\/p>\n<p>Mining requires electricity for both operations 24\/7 and the safety of workers. It is very costly to have production stoppages. The safety of workers also needs to be guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that some miners have been cut off for up to three days a week even though they pay for power in foreign currency under a deal with the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Authority (ZETDC), a ZESA subsidiary.<\/p>\n<p>The country requires close to 2 000 megawatts but generates less than 600 megawatts, due to a receding water level at Kariba Dam and constant breakdowns at the ageing thermal power plants at Hwange, Bulawayo, Munyati and Harare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s mining industry has not been spared debilitating power cuts by the country\u2019s power utility\u00a0ZESA Holdings\u00a0despite paying for electricity in advance and in foreign currency. 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