Zimbabwe’s electricity crisis will not end any time soon after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) this week cut the amount of water allocated to ZESA and ZESCO for power generation at Kariba Dam.
ZESA and Zambia’s power utility ZESCO, equally share water at Kariba Dam for power generation.
ZRA executive officer Munyaradzi Munodawafa told Business Times that ZESA and ZESCO are now utilising 15 billion cubic metres each from 22.5 billion cubic metres, which was allocated for the year 2022.
Speaking to the publication on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair International Business Conference on Wednesday, Munodawafa said:
We have cut the water allocation to 15 billion cubic metres each from 22.5 billion metres with immediate effect.
Last week, we concluded our water allocation reviews and have since written to the power utilities to adhere to the new limits. We are also going to limit their generation load.
According to Business Times, this is the second worst allocation in the history of ZRA.
The worst allocation was effected in 1995, when ZRA allocated 11 billion cubic metres to the power utilities.
Munodawafa said the reason for the cut is that the region as a whole did not receive normal to above normal as had been forecasted. He said:
But this did not happen. On the Zimbabwe side, Gwayi River did not register any flow into the lake Kariba. There were, however, some flashes from Sanyati River.
The Angolan catchment which usually supplies more water into Lake Kariba was also below what it used to do.
But what is funny is that the Kafue catchment in Zambia is actually spilling.
However, we will not be that strict until the end of the winter agriculture season in July.
After July, we will be tough with ZESA and ZESCO. Next year, it’s likely to be worse.
The water cuts come as ZESA this week said it has been engaging ZRA for “more water allocation”.
ZESA general manager, stakeholder relations, communications and welfare, George Manyaya said told Business Times they haven’t received the letter yet from ZRA on the latest water allocation cut.
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Muridzi weNyaya Aj Enjoy · 1 year ago
🙌: My worst moment in love was the day when babe rangu crossed the road apa motorcade ya Mugabe ichidarika 😂
Haaa thread 👇
: Taive kuna cnr tongogara na fifth extension, going ku centurion for some drinks and a meal chii chii, ka mudhudhu kanenge kari lead kaya bvakapfuura.
Ipapo ndakamisa munhu wangu because tese toziva kuti motorcade haisi yeku joker nayo.
: Ndakatombomira kufunga nezve mdc mu brain mangu because ndaitya mukuru aive mu zim 1 zvekuti bhee 😂
Mudhudhudhu we chi 2 passed.
Munhu anga akungo complainer heee ndane nzara hee hande heee havasi kupedza kudarika
: Ipapo Chihera ndakabva ndaita vekubata ruoko because pressure yavanga vakuisa ipapo yaitoputitsa kana vhiri re tractor 😂.
Mind you munhu grew up in Vic Falls so hadn't really come close to a motorcade before.
Aitoona kunge ndini ndiri kuita ma funnies nekumumisa
: Pachingodarika ka benz kemapurisa babe akangosvotoka achirova ka run achi crosser road
At that very moment ladies and gentlemen i felt my balls ascend up into my stomach.
Ndakatanga kunzwa chando at the same time ndikatanga kudikitira kunge mupengo 😂
: Gunners vano guarder pa corner ye durawall yepa state house opposite yepa Harare Sports club vakasvetuka vachimhanya vakamunanga
Iniwo ndichiona babe akuda kupondwa ndakabva ndatevera kunopindira
I should have just stood still and let her face the consequence of her actions 😂
: The things we do for love ma1
Ndaimhanya ndichidaidzira kuti ukangomugumha chete 😂
Ndakasvika ndika hugger babe ndakamu shielder, gunners vakandipa mbama kumusana
Ipapo ndaitosimbisa mwana kuti I'll never let anyone hurt you whispering in her ear
: Vanga vasati vasvika vakomana ipapo 😂
Team repa motorcade rinenge riri 6 remuka land cruiser riya rinonzi 6 pack nevanhu rakazongoita pull over pa scene
Gunners uya akatomboita step back mbichana.
Akomana kana musoja achitya umwe musoja, ko ini hangu povho 😂
: Nguva ye negotiation panga pasina. Team rakasvika nekungorova jah man nechimoko chavo
Vakaburuka one one very quick vachiuya
Gunners wekutanga akasvikonditi zete zimbama baba ndikabatwa nemunhikwi.
Babe anga avhara kumeso ne purse asingade kuona dzaddzy vachibviswa hurume 😂
: Ipapo ndakanzwa mazino ava kutanga kuonekana mukanwa atoona kuti mamwe arikusara pasi pa corner apa
Gunners vechi 2 was left handed and i didn't know, so ndaida kunzvengera ku left impact iite nani
: Ndakasangana nayo mbende yembama baba ndichangoti kotamei 😂
Ipapo mumusoro makatanga kurira song ya Tongai Moyo Dhewa
"Ndizvo zvinoitaa muruudooo"
Jah man vakatanga kugwinha gwinha kunge Van Choga ziso vakavhura ziso kunge Killer Tee.
: Whilst i was still undergoing the epileptic seizure, gunners vechi 3 vakandipamha imwe hwipamukwipa yembama yairwadza kunge magets and i regained consciousness
The way I was clapped up that day was so routine and practised 😂.
Paiti pakauya right handed, pouya left handed.
: Ndakamboda kuti amana uyu murikumusiirei. I almost snitched on my girl 😂
Chihera vanga vapeta muswe vakapfugama pa side.
Ndopandikaona kuti kunetsa kwana chihera kujaidzwa ngapaite gunners uone kumedza fridge kwavanoita 😂
: Ipapo gunners we chi 4 aimhanyawo achiuya achidaidzira kuti "ndisiroo ndisiiroo" 😂
Ipapo ma soja ese akatanga kukuza baba
"Skino Skino Skino Faaaamba Skino"
I just turned ndikati babe usare bho.
She just looked at me like 😭😭😭.
Skino looked like my death.
: Muchinda uyu akasvika akanditsveta imwe gwengwete yembama yakapotsa yaenda ne dama 😰
Vanhu vanogara mu flat repa Northfields riri opposite state house ku left vaka screamer thinking pane munhu arohwa ne mheni panze 😂
: The slap was out of this world
It was as vicious as it was truculent and it had enough ferocity to kill a beast 😂
It was at this moment that I started to see angels descending from heaven singing sweet melodies.
Ndakatanga kuona team remu Bible ana Samson naana Mdara Diva.
: Ndakangoti mweya ndisesekedze
Mbama haina kurwadza kumeso chete.
The impeccable ingenuousness on the administration of the slap ensured that the impact would be so evenly distributed around my body zvekuti ndakanzwa even pasi petsoka kupisa
: I applauded my anal sphincter muscles for retaining their integrity and not buckling under immense pressure to release the contents of my rectum which would have absolutely depleted the little remaining bundles of dignity.
In short, ndakazvitenda nekusazvidhootera 😭😂
: Gunners we chi 5 akuda kuuya pakazongoridzwa bhero remota bvaadzokera, vakomana vakasimudza mota vakarova pasi
Mind you all this happen in less than 5 minutes 😂
Mambama aiuya one after the other
Classic hit and run chaiyo
: Ndapedza kugashira chidyo chinorwadza, ndakanhonga ka bepa ke freezit kaive pasi ndikanhonga 7 ma zino angu ndikamarongedza imomo
Frontline yese yanga yadonha
Takabva tadzika na Tongogara takuenda kuna second kunotsvaga kombi
: Ipapo mukomana anga akudzedzereka ava kudhomoka 😂
Vaindiona vaigoti nhai munhu na 3pm atodhakwa zvekudaiso
Takapinda mukombi ndichingowawata chete.
Hwindi akatomboseka achitoti ko amweiko mukomana uyu
Jah man vanga vamwa mambama 😂
: Ndakazongoita blackout ndikamukira ku West end hospital zvichinzi ndanga ndane 3 days ndiri pa comma 😂
Ndakabuda mu hospital after 4 days on a Thursday ndava bho.
Babe ndakamboita 3 months ndisingataure naye shaya dzichiri neka pain mbichana 😂
: Takazotaurirana tikawarirana asi deep down ndaida kumudzorera mambama ese ari 4.
Babe nanhasi we still together though 😂.
Patinotamba chikudo pese ndomupa 1 ka strong mbama in remembrance of this day 😂
: Nowadays ndirikutsvaga pane motorcade yeuyuyu ndimbocrosser babe amb.orohwawo 😂
1¹Miss Jessica✅ · 1 year ago
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Dude
Black Adam⚡ · 1 year ago
🤣Whaat!! But yeah the motorcade security will beat u up. I grew hearing stories about how the soldiers at the state house will beat u if you do anything crazy there. Worse if u interfere with the motorcade u will be beaten.
myself · 1 year ago
hahaaha muridzi wenyaya u made my day hako.Saka utotri nemavemde soo
Naruto · 1 year ago
This is the funniest story to be on Pindula🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣