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(Refiles to fix typo with megawatts (MW) value in paragraph 9) * Zimbabwe seeking solutions to worsening power crisis * Solar system owners encouraged to supply to the grid * High costs and logistical issues keep participation low By Lungelo Ndhlovu BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A s lingering droughts hit southern Africa's hydropower dams, Zimbabwe faces growing electricity shortages - but connecting individuals and businesses that have installed private solar...

THE commissioning of Unit 7 at the Hwange Thermal Power Plant is “almost complete,” with engineers now finalising works on the protection system that allows evacuation of power to the grid, Energy and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda, said yesterday. Commercial production was initially expected to start at the end of December 2022. But there…

The buyer is a partnership between a former owner of Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake soccer club and Hawaii-based Tower Development, according to public documents released Wednesday.

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

Central Asia’s most populous country is suffering serious energy shortages. Chinese companies will be part of the solution

Tepco Renewable Singapore has seen its VND785 billion (US$33.3 million) investment in Vietnam Power Development lose 18% in value within three days as the latter’s stock plummeted. - VnExpress International

Strong buys by foreign traders failed to rescue the VN-Index from another fall on Tuesday, with the benchmark giving up 1.47 per cent to close at 1,023.13 points.

Uptick in energy storage investment in region still largely powered by coal, experiencing population and energy demand growth.

Zhemu Soda last week stuttered and stammered as he sat uncomfortably answering power outage questions from journalists in Harare.

ZESA Holdings, the State-owned power utility is likely to plunge into a cash flow crisis as a result of declining revenue in light of subdued supply, analysts have warned. With Zimbabwe facing its worst power crisis in five years after ZESA was forced to reduce production at its Kariba hydroelectric plant due to low water…