Zesa corporate relations manager Fullard Gwasira (pictured) said load shedding will end in 2014 after the construction of the four units at Kariba and Hwange Power Stations. Two units will be constructed at each power station.
“The current deficit will be overcome after the completion of Hwange 7 and 8 and Kariba 7 and 8 (units),” said Gwasira. “The four units will produce 900 megawatts against our currently deficit of 700 megawatts.”
He said the two units at Hwange Power station will produce 600 megawatts while the other in Kariba will have a capacity of 150 megawatts each. The actual construction of the units begins next year.
The parastatal’s daily load shedding exercise has crippled industrial operations and routine business which cannot do without electricity.
At a meeting with Elected Councillors Association of Zimbabwe (Ecaz) last week, Zesa made assurances that there will be uninterrupted power supply once the construction of the new units was complete.
The meeting between Zesa and the councillors also deliberated on estimated bills which are haunting most people, power cuts and disconnection of power to customers.
“High-density customers were found to be consuming more electricity than low -ensity areas due to overcrowding and home industries,” says a statement released by the councillors after the meeting.
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For the past years, the national power utility has been accused of charging exorbitant rates while providing a shoddy service. At least 500 000 households will be on pre-paid meters to avoid its customers paying what they would not have used.
