33rd Post Cabinet Briefing: 15 October 2024 [Download]

In order to attain the Vision 2030 aspiration of an Upper-Middle Income Society there is need to enhance the supply of electricity to cater for the continuous growth of the economy, especially in the productive sectors. Presently, there is a deficit of up to 400 megawatts in local generation capacity. The country currently imports 200 to 500 megawatts to cover the shortfall.

Despite now charging a cost-reflective tariff, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), still faces challenges which negatively impact its ability to deliver on its mandate of providing electricity to the nation. Accordingly, Cabinet approved a raft of measures to enhance the country’s power security.