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Zimbabwe Electricity Situation Explained! Here Is Everything You Need To Know!

Zimbabwe Electricity Situation Explained! Here Is Everything You Need To Know!

The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is at various stages of repairing four units at Hwange Power Station after a series of breakdowns led to a sharp drop in power supply, after output at the country’s second-biggest plant operating fell to just 10 percent of available capacity.

Kariba Power station status:

4 units functional

Status of switched-off units:

✅Unit 1 was switched off on February 2, 2023 for turbine runner inspection. Inspections completed, unit placed on annual maintenance
✅Unit 4 was switched off on 20 July2022 due to a damaged turbine runner
✅Unit 8 tripped on Dec 20 2022 due to GTx 8 fault & is being replaced.
✅Unit 6 was switched off on 16 Dec 2022 for an annual overhaul and machine cooling water pipework replacement.

Current Zambezi River Status:

✅Due to low water allocation by the Zambezi River Authority, Kariba Power Plant is producing an average of 350MW.
✅Kariba dam level has slightly improved to 13,73 percent.

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