BULAWAYO – Power utility ZESA has quietly begun drawing power from Hwange Unit 8, the second of two 300 MW generating units built at a cost of US$1.4 billion, ZimLive can reveal. Testing of the coal-fired unit began on June 9, just days after tests were completed on Unit 7 which is now operating at full throttle. Zimbabwe was generating 1,501 MW of power on Monday from the hydro power station at…
