Power supply outages cripple RioZim operations

MINING house RioZim Limited (RioZim) says power supply challenges remain a key risk to the sustainability of its operations.

Despite the company putting in place diesel generators to lessen production stoppages, in its trading update for the third quarter (Q3) 2022, the group said it remained reliant on the power utility Zesa for consistent power supply to run optimally.

“Power supply challenges worsened during the quarter due to acute load shedding as the country battled with erratic local power generation coupled with inadequate supplementary power imports.

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