President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has fired Joram Gumbo (pictured), his minister of energy and power development, over “poor electricity supply” across the country.

According to BBC, Zimbabwe is experiencing the worst electricity blackouts since 2016.

This is coming after the minister had licenced over 30 companies to provide solar power to the country and concluded plans to travel to Mozambique, a neighbouring country, to make an arrangement for an electricity supply deal.

Gumbo was replaced by Fortune Chasi, the deputy minister for transport and infrastructural development.

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), the state-owned power firm, said there would be blackouts for about eight hours daily because of a drop in output at its largest hydro plant and ageing coal-fired generators.

“The power shortfall is being managed through load shedding in order to balance the power supply available and the demand,” ZETDC had said in a public notice.

On Monday, Reuters had reported that the last time Zimbabwe experienced such serious blackouts was in 2016 after a devastating drought.

Due to low water levels and poor coal supplies to the generating plants, the country is currently producing 969 megawatts (MW) daily against peak demand of 2,100 MW.

Zimbabwe is reported to have experienced very low rainfall during the 2018-2019 raining season with most water bodies drying up.

TheCable reported how the Nigerian electricity grid collapsed twice within 24 hours last week causing blackouts in most states across the country.

The recent grid collapse was the sixth to be recorded in 2019.

https://www.thecable.ng/zimbabwes-president-fires-minister-over-power-outage-for-8-hrs-per-day

Can we have such in Nigeria?

Matthew321:
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lalasticlala, please ban this topic spammers for 20 years

See better country wey wan develop their economy

Good...they mustn't get used to black outs like Nigerians.

It should be unacceptable.

Every spirit incharge of darkness in nigeria...ouuuuuuuut..while my country some area dey celebrate 8months of total darkness...2fiakwa

Good defelopment.

See better country

When do we start having something like that here in our country Nigeria?

Nigeria no be country but a CONTINENT with different rulers, speaking different languages. That's why we cant have one voice to speak against the government inadequacies and making it easy for the government to dis-unite us while milking our common wealth. Only the government of these different "countries" speak with one voice when looting.

There are only 3 moments Nigerians unite
1. During football
2. Praying for prosperity
3. During jungle justice...

But when it comes to politics that really matters to their lives, Taaaaaa!!! Na All Out War!!! From keyboard warriors, to newspaper stand political joganut to moronic touts...Smh

In summary, a minister was sacked because of an 8 hour blackout in a day in Zimbabwe .

This is funny. In some parts of Nigeria we have an accumulated 5days blackout in a week

Atiku was in charge of privatization of electricity distribution companies in Nigeria. What a fraud. May we never see his likes again

Ordinary 8 hours oh

And ordinary Zimbabwe niyen oh

God punish some pipu

Hmmm


Many Nigerian don't know that most African countries


Are surpassing us in terms of accountability and services

Naija doctors and lecturers full botswana

I grew in east Africa and first time I saw a gen was after 7 years and that was when u enter naija

I si gini??

If Bubu try such with Fashola, Jagaban go vex oo.

Nigeria is a goner !!!

SPIT

It's a welcome development. Going by that premise Fashola, Buratai, Ogbeh and all underperforming Ministers should have been Long sacked

You go fire tire

Naija problem.is afonnnnja minister fashola

If you relocate the whole of USA to Nigeria, and move ALL Nigerians to the US. The level of development in Nigeria would surpase that of the US in less than 20 years. It's not the country, it's the people!

Chios !! naija hav suffer, yet we always smile .

Even Zimbabwe is taking power serious. Here, the government budgets money for fuel to use generators in aso rock

Where is Minister of Darkness for Power. Mr Fashola. Come and see your friend.

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, our minister of darkness @saint Fashola hasn't been sacked.

Chukwurah003:
Atiku was in charge of privatization of electricity distribution companies in Nigeria. What a fraud. May we never see his likes again

Don't be Ignorant. Privatization of Power Distribution Companies happened during GEJ. Don't drag AA into this

Okay lol Zimbabwe worst country doing this.

Chukwurah003:
Atiku was in charge of privatization of electricity distribution companies in Nigeria. What a fraud. May we never see his likes again

Atiku over 12 years now, na wa, focus on now, W they doing well?