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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Incessant power cuts currently being experienced around the country will soon be a thing of the past, ZESA executive chairman Sydney Gata has said.<\/p>\n

Existing power shortages are being caused by recurrent electric faults due to ageing infrastructure, particularly at Hwange Power Station, a situation that has seen ZESA implement a more stringent load shedding regime.<\/p>\n

As of Friday, ZESA was generating 1 095 megawatts (MW) against a national demand of 2 030MW with Hwange Power Station being the worst-performing, having lost most of its units to faults.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview with The Sunday Mail on Friday, Gata said the power utility is working on the solutions to the electricity challenges. Said Gata:<\/p>\n

ZPC (Zimbabwe Power Company) is currently implementing a number of projects to increase the supply capacity and meet demand.<\/p>\n

The projects portfolio includes a mix of thermal, hydro and solar power plants to be implemented to meet the Vision 2030 national goal of an upper-middle-income economy.<\/p>\n

Apart from the green field projects, ZPC is also refurbishing its existing plants which are now old.<\/p>\n

He said ZESA is undertaking interventions such as the intensification of prepaid metering and smart metering installation to enhance revenue collection as well as network rehabilitation programmes.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Incessant power cuts currently being experienced around the country will soon be a thing of the past, ZESA executive chairman Sydney Gata has said. 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