Timothy
Business Writer
Load shedding in the country is set to worsen after ZESA announced plans to resume rehabilitation works for the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation that will result in reduced power generation capacity.
The works had been temporarily shelved effective 16th of December 2021, resulting in minimal load shedding during the festive season.
“Following the Zambezi River Authority’s request to reduce generation levels at the Kariba North and Kariba South power stations, some units at the Kariba South Power Station will be taken out of service daily to allow for completion of critical works on the dam wall, resulting in reduced generation levels and load curtailment,” reads part of the statement released by ZESA on Tuesday.
The expected completion date of the rehabilitation project is 25 January 2022.
Zimbabwe has a total installed capacity of 2382MW from its power stations across the country but as of Tuesday, the power stations were generating a combined 1055MW resulting in load shedding that is crippling industry and plunging households into darkness.
Bongani Ndlovu