Andrew
Sunday Mail Reporter
Zimbabwe yesterday lost 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity at Kariba South Power Station following a major fault that affected Zambia’s Kariba North Power Station.
Zambia suffered a major power outage that affected most parts of the country after a problem at its hydropower station.
Zesa could not comment yesterday, but sources close to the development said Zambia’s Kariba North Power Station developed a fault yesterday morning, resulting in the sudden shutdown of its turbines.
The fault reportedly extended to the Zimbabwean side.
A sources privy to the development told The Sunday Mail: “Yes, there were problems on the Zambian side. The fault has since affected Kariba South and as a result Zimbabwe has lost about 400MW.”
ZESCO — Zambia’s power utility — yesterday confirmed the fault.
“ZESCO Limited announces a countrywide loss of power supply,” reads the statement.
“Our technical team is investigating to establish the cause of the fault.”
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