Online Reporter
Rutendo Nyeve
THE nation’s power utility, ZESA Holdings has announced that Hwange Unit 6 has been taken off the grid due to a system failure.
In a public notice issued on Tuesday, the power utility stated that the unit will be out of operation for three days and is expected to return to service on 10 October 2025.
During this outage, Hwange Power Station will continue operating with only three units.
This comes at a time when the nation’s daily power generation statistics for 07 October 2025 show Hwange was supplying a maximum of 925MW.
This was supplemented by 488MW from Kariba and 50MW from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), bringing the total supply to 1463MW.
The loss of a major unit at the country’s largest thermal power station is likely to strain the available power, potentially leading to increased load-shedding.
ZESA has apologised for any inconvenience and appreciates public understanding as they work to restore full generation capacity.
Consumers are advised to use electricity sparingly during this period.
