Govt releases US$34 million for electricity imports

Government has availed US$34 million to the power utility towards the importation of electricity from regional producers.

The country is in the throes of a biting power crisis that has seen some areas go for days without electricity.

Speaking in the national assembly last week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the government had availed resources to assist the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) and Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC).

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