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Market Information
About 50% of Zimbabwe’s electricity demand is driven by the mining and other heavy industries. Despite having a vast renewable energy potential, 18 IPPs produce just about 136 MW of power for own consumption or for trading, out of which 36 MW is generated from Renewable sources. The rest of their production is dominated by government owned power entities. Zimbabwe Power company (ZPC)operates and manages five power stations.
The African Development Bank estimates a total cost of USD 1.14 billion over the next four years in order to rehabilitate the country’s power sector, out of which about USD 480 million is expected to come from private investors.
There are investment opportunities for transmission and distribution infrastructure, as well as RE generation.
Source:
Zimbabwe Country Brief 2021-2023, African Development Bank. Accessible herehttps://www.afdb.org/en/documents/zimbabwe-combined-country-brief-2021-2023-and-country-portfolio-performance-review
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Institutional Framework
The key electricity sector institutions and operators in Zimbabwe include both public and private sector players:
IPPs operating in Zimbabwe
| Name of Plant | Capacity(MW) |
|---|---|
| Triangle Limited | 35 |
| Hippo Valley Estates Ltd | 39 |
| Nyangani RE (A) | 1.1 |
| Pungwe Power Station(A) | 2.75 |
| Pungwe Power Station (B) | 15.25 |
| Green Fuel | 18.3 |
| Nyangani RE (B) | 2.2 |
| Kupunga RE | 1.6 |
| Tsanga Power Station | 2.06 |
| Nyangani RE (C) | 3.72 |
| Hauna Power Station | 2.3 |
| Centagrid Power Station | 2.0 |
| Riverside Power Station | 2.5 |
| Bonemarrow Investment | 0.3 |
| Nottingham Estates | 2.25 |
| Econet Wireless | 0.45 |
| Standards Association | 0.19 |
Regulatory Framework
Please find below the list of laws, regulations and policies governing Zimbabwe’s electricity sector. Please click on each item to access the document
- ZERA Tariff Code
- Electricity Act 13:19
- Electricity Amendment Act
- Electricity (Licensing) Regulations – SI 103 of 2008
- Electricity (Levies) Notice – SI 6 of 2008
- SI 111A of 2011 Date of Commencement : Energy Regulatory Authority Act (chapter 13:23)
- Inefficient Lighting Products Ban Regulations
- Electricity Distribution Code Regulations
- Electricity Grid Code Regulations
- National_Renewable_Energy_Policy_2020
- ZERA CSPMS Guidelines 2021 Final
- Energy Regulatory Act 2011 [13:23 ]
- ZERA Verified Energy Efficient Lighting Products – June 2021
- Electricity Licencing Guidelines 2021
Pipeline of planned projects in Zimbabwe (On-grid)
| Project | Capacity(MW) |
|---|---|
| Bromley Solar PV | 15 |
| Bulawayo Solar PV | 100 |
| Cactus Hill Farm Solar PV | 65 |
| Chapfucheche Solar PV | 175 |
| Chiredzi Solar PV | 10 |
| Colleen Bawn Solar PV | 32 |
| Donnington West Solar PV | 50 |
| Ecosoft Solar PV | 36 |
| Glancier Investments Solar PV | 60 |
| Gombe Power Solar PV | 100 |
| Goromonzi Solar PV | 100 |
| Gutu Solar PV | 20 |
| Gwanda CSP | 50-150 |
| Gwayi Coal | 300-1200 |
| Harare Solar PV | 50 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 |
| Lake Mutirikwi Floating Solar PV | 19 |
| Lusulu Coal Phase IA | 350 |
| Lusulu Coal Phase IB | 350 |
| Lusulu Coal Phase II | 700 |
| Lusulu Coal Phase III | 700 |
| Malilangwe Solar PV Battery | 5.06 |
| Matshela Energy Solar PV | 100 |
| Mutirikwi Hydro | 5 |
| Norton Solar PV | 100 |
| Ntabazinduna Solar PV Phase I | 50 |
| Ntabazinduna Solar PV Phase II | 50 |
| Odzani Hydro | 2.4 |
| Osborne Dam Solar PV | 300 |
| Osborne Hydro | 2.5 |
| Pomona Landfill Waste-to-Energy | 16-22 |
| Riverside Solar PV Phase II | 7.5 |
| Rufaro Solar PV | 50 |
| SEE Lupane Coal Bed Methane | 400 |
| Somabhula Solar PV | 100 |
| Tatanga Gas | 500 |
| Tokwe-Mukosi Hydro | 15 |
| Triangle Solar Systems Solar PV | 90 |
| Utopia Farm Solar PV | 50 |
| Victoria Falls Solar PV | 125 |
| Zhenje Solar PV | 30 |
| Zimbabwe Wind Programme | 100s |
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