As November 2024 unfolds, Zimbabwe faces alarming news regarding the dwindling water levels at Kariba Dam, a critical resource for the nation's energy supply. The lake level has dropped to 476.14 m,

he Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced an increase in fuel prices for November, impacting both petrol and diesel. Petrol prices have risen from US$1.49 per litre in October to U

Zimbabwe's struggles with power challenges have extended beyond its borders, affecting one of its key electricity import sources. The Cahora Bassa dam in Mozambique's Tete province has reached a crit

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion has reiterated its call for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operators to lower prices following the removal of Value Added Tax (VA

Zimbabwe has maintained its petrol and diesel prices for August, holding steady at US$1.56 per litre and US$1.55 per litre, respectively, according to the latest monthly fuel update from the Zimbabwe

Africa’s solar energy landscape underwent a dramatic transformation, with solar imports from China soaring by 60% to a record-breaking 15,032 megawatts (MW) across 20 nations in the 12 months ended Ju

Invictus Energy has secured a three-year extension of its exploration licences in Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa Basin, paving the way for drilling a high-impact well that could unlock more than a trillion c

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has moved to confront a long-ignored reality in Zimbabwe’s energy sector by announcing plans to audit household-level power generation, particularly roo

Lake Kariba, southern Africa’s largest man-made reservoir and a linchpin of regional power supply, water levels has gradually risen to 11.83% as of 9 February 2026 from 6% in the same period last year

Zimbabwe has completed 143 of 242 projects in its First 100-Day Cycle of 2026, covering the period 9 February to 19 May 2026, with the remaining 99 described in the End of Cycle Report as nearing comp

Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has issued its fortnightly petroleum price adjustment on 19 June 2026, setting diesel at USD 1.99 per litre and the E20 ethanol-blend fuel at USD 1.98 per litre, b

Cabinet has approved a plan to expand national ethanol production from 155 million litres to 600 million litres annually by 2035, a 287% increase that the government has framed as a transformative int

Green Hybrid Power and the Intensive Energy Users Group are targeting financial close by October 2026 on a US$400 million floating solar project at Lake Kariba. Intensive Energy Users Group (IEUG) ch

Zimbabwe's Energy Regulatory Authority has reduced petroleum prices effective 8 July 2026, bringing diesel from USD 1.99 to USD 1.87 per litre, a reduction of USD 0.12 or 6%, and blend E20 from USD 1.

Zimbabwe is folding its electricity distribution business into a single ZESA at the same time that business carries a ZWG29.9 billion working capital deficit, defaulted foreign loans and customers who

Zimbabwe is carrying an electricity constraint estimated by the World Bank at 6.1% of GDP annually, placing power among the largest structural costs still embedded in an economy targeting industrial e

Zimbabwe’s emerging gas industry has entered a more consequential phase with Invictus Energy preparing to drill the Musuma-1 exploration well in November 2026, after awarding the well-services contrac

Australian-listed Invictus Energy has completed the relocation of its drilling rig to the Musuma-1 exploration site in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin, bringing the company closer to testing a prospect