Young
men
fix
a
tyre
in
the
dark
at
an
all-night
truck
stop
in
Insuza
on
the
highway
to
the
Hwange
Thermal
Power
Station,
Zimbabwe
[Tendai
Marima/Al
Jazeera]
In
a
public
notice
issued
on
Friday,
February
28,
ZESA
revealed
that
Unit
7,
one
of
the
two
new
units
commissioned
in
2023
and
generating
300MW,
will
undergo
maintenance
from
March
2
to
March
29,
2025.
Additionally,
Unit
6,
an
older
unit
producing
150MW,
will
be
shut
down
from
mid-March
to
May.
As
of
Friday,
Hwange
was
generating
1,076MW,
while
the
total
national
output
stands
at
1,341MW
—
just
half
of
the
peak
demand.
The
power
supply
at
Kariba
remains
limited
due
to
low
dam
levels.
ZESA’s
statement
reads
as
follows:
ZESA
Holdings
would
like
to
inform
its
valued
stakeholders
that
Hwange
Unit
7
will
undergo
a
scheduled
Class
B
maintenance,
from
the
2nd
to
the
29th
of
March,
2025.
This
follows
the
successful
Class
C
maintenance
of
Hwange
Unit
8
in
January
2025.Furthermore,
Hwange
Power
Station
Unit
6
will
be
taken
offline
for
statutory
maintenance
from
March
15th
to
May
14th,
2025.This
is
being
carried
out
to
ensure
readiness
for
increased
generation
during
the
peak
winter
season.We
would
like
to
assure
the
nation
that
various
strategies
have
been
put
in
place
to
ensure
stable
supply
during
the
period.Kariba
Power
Station,
which
is
primarily
operating
as
a
peaking
plant,
will
be
managed
carefully
to
address
the
periods
of
low
supply
caused
by
these
outages.The
output
from
Kariba
will
be
adjusted
as
and
when
necessary
to
conserve
water
for
future
use,
ensuring
a
balanced
and
sustainable
energy
mix.We
would
like
to
sincerely
apologize
to
our
valued
customers
for
any
inconvenience
that
will
be
caused
during
this
period.