He said government was committed to dealing with electricity shortages, which would see the rehabilitation of the Kariba hydroelectric and Hwange thermal power stations expected to start next year.
Zimbabwe’s daily electricity requirements average 2,000 MW while Zesa was recently generating only 1,150 MW from three operating power stations: Kariba, Hwange and Munyati while imports from Mozambique’s HCB stood at 150 MW. Earlier this year, HCB threatened to cut off supply to Zimbabwe over unpaid bills that had reached US$76 million.