Zimbabwe has started implementing a load shedding schedule after the government announced it was facing critical power shortfalls and had to introduce rotational power cuts in order to “balance the power supply available and the demand.
Power utility supplier, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company (ZETDC) says it has been forced to cut power generation due to low levels of Water at its Kariba Dam power plant.
The company is also facing generation constraints at Hwange Power Station, and limited imports from Eskom in South Africa and from Mozambique.
Analysts say the impact of the power cuts will be significant to industry, which cannot turn to the use of generators amid limited availability of fuel.
