Engineer Cletus Nyachowe has been appointed Group CEO of ZESA (Private) Limited as Zimbabwe consolidates its electricity operations under a single vertically integrated utility.

ENERGY and Power Development Minister July Moyo has attributed Zimbabwe’s improved electricity supply and sharp reduction in load-shedding to increased generation, regional power imports and cost-reflective electricity tariffs.

Zimbabwe was plunged into a nationwide power outage on Monday evening after a technical fault disrupted the national electricity grid, power utility ZESA Holdings has confirmed. In a statement issued on Monday, 6 July 2026, ZESA said the outage occurred at 6:24 pm and affected electricity supplies across the country. The utility said engineers are investigating the cause of the fault while working to restore power as quickly as possible.