FEATURE-Zimbabwe looks to public to provide solar power amid energy crisis
(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 panels to the national grid could help fill some of the gap.