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The following page lists all power stations in Zimbabwe .
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The following page lists all power stations in Zimbabwe .
| Plant | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Refs |
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| Hwange | 18°22′59″S26°28′13″E / 18.38306°S 26.47028°E | 920 | 1987 | [1] [2] |
| Munyati | 18°39′18″S29°46′54″E / 18.65500°S 29.78167°E | 100 | 1957 | [3] |
| Bulawayo | 20°09′31″S28°34′31″E / 20.15861°S 28.57528°E | 90 | 1957 | [4] |
| Harare | 17°50′42″S31°01′54″E / 17.84500°S 31.03167°E | 80 | 1955 | [5] |
| Hydroelectric station | Community | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Name of reservoir | River | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kariba South Bank | Kariba | 16°31′26″S28°45′51″E / 16.52389°S 28.76417°E | Reservoir | 666 | 1977 | Lake Kariba | Zambezi River | [6] |
| Kariba South Bank Extension | Kariba | 16°31′23″S28°45′56″E / 16.52306°S 28.76556°E | Reservoir | 300 | 2018 | Lake Kariba | Zambezi River | |
| Tokwe Mukorsi Dam | Masvingo | 20°43′31″S30°53′59″E / 20.72528°S 30.89972°E | Reservoir | 15 | Under construction | Tokwe River |
Bulawayo Thermal Power Station is a 90 MW (120,000 hp) coal-fired thermal power plant located in the city of Bulawayo in Bulawayo District in the Matabeleland Province of Zimbabwe.
The Colleen Bawn Solar Power Station is a 32 MW (43,000 hp) solar power plant under development in Zimbabwe. The project is owned by Pretoria Portland Cement Limited, who own a cement factory in Colleen Bawn and plan to consume 16 megawatts of the electricity generated and sell the rest to the Zimbabwe national grid.
The Dondo Solar Power Station is a planned 40 MW (54,000 hp) solar power plant in Mozambique. The power station is part of a 160 megawatts energy package of four renewable energy power stations under development in the country. They comprise three solar power stations in the districts of Dondo, Lichinga and Chiuta, together with a wind farm in Inhambane Province. Each power station will have maximum generation capacity of 40 MW.
The Golomoti Solar Power Station is a 20 MW (27,000 hp) solar power plant in Malawi. The power station was developed by a consortium comprising InfraCo Africa of the United Kingdom and JCM Power, a Canadian independent power producer. Construction began during the first quarter of 2021. The solar farm came online during the second quarter of 2022.
The Kwekwe Solar Power Station is a proposed 50 MW (67,000 hp) solar power plant in Zimbabwe. The power station is under development by a consortium comprising Tatanga Energy, an independent power producer (IPP) and Sable Chemical Industries, a fertilizer-manufacturing company. The energy generated by this station is intended for use, primarily in the fertilizer factory, with the excess sold to Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), for integration into the national electricity grid.
The Umguza Solar Power Station is a proposed 200 MW solar power plant in Zimbabwe. The project which will be developed in phases, will see 50 megawatts of energy developed in the first phase. The rest of the project is expected to follow after about three years. The power station is under development by AF Power Private Limited, an independent power producer (IPP), based in Singapore.
The Boikanyo Solar Power Station is a 50 MW (67,000 hp) solar power plant in South Africa. It is a grid-connected, privately owned and privately funded solar power station. The power station, which took about one year to construct, reached "grid code compliance" on 9 April 2021 and provided 450 construction jobs.
Ngonyezi Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage Power Station, also Ngonyezi Power Station, is a planned 2,000 megawatt-hours (7,200 GJ) hydroelectric power station, across the Odzi River, a tributary of the Save River, in Zimbabwe. The power station is under development by Ngonyezi Projects Limited (NPL), a company based in Pretoria, South Africa. NPL will also build a floating solar farm on the existing Osborne Dam reservoir with capacity of 300 megawatts. On sunny days, the solar farm will supply energy to the grid directly. When the sun goes down or on cloudy/rainy days or during peak hours, the stored water in the upper reservoir will be turned on to produce hydroelectric power by turning turbines, as it flows to the lower reservoir. After the upper reservoir is empty, the solar farm will provide energy to pump the water back into the upper reservoir and begin the cycle once gain.
The Gourou Banda Solar Power Station is a planned 50 MW (67,000 hp) solar power plant in Niger. This renewable energy infrastructure project will be developed by an independent power producer (IPP), under the build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) model, with support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as part of the bank's "Scaling Solar" program. The solar farm, first conceived in 2018, as a 20 megawatts installation, was expanded to capacity of 50 megawatts in 2020.
Mozambique has abundant energy sources available for exploitation. As of 2021, the country was ranked first in energy potential of all the countries in the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), with an estimated energy capacity of 187,000 MW. Available energy sources include coal, hydroelectricity, natural gas, solar energy and wind power. As of September 2021, the largest proportion of the power currently generated is from hydroelectric sources. However the energy mix in the country is changing. Natural gas powered energy stations are expected to provide 44 percent of total energy generation from 2020 to 2030.
The Nagreongo Solar Power Station, also Nagréongo Solar Power Station, is a 30 MW (40,000 hp) solar power in Burkina Faso. The solar farm, which was commissioned in July 2022, was under developed by the French IPP, GreenYellow, a subsidiary of the Casino Group. The energy generated here is sold to the Burkinabe electricity utility company SONABEL,, under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA).
The Victoria Falls Solar Power Station is a 100 megawatts solar power plant under construction in Zimbabwe. The project is under development by Kibo Energy, an independent power producer (IPP), based in Dublin, Ireland. The project was originally owned by Broomfield International, another IPP, who began its development. In March 2022, Kibo Energy acquired the assets and liabilities of Victoria Falls Solar Power Station, for consideration of ₤10 million. The power station is being developed in phases of 25 MW each. The first 5 megawatts of the first phase is expected online in April 2022. A ten-year power purchase agreement has been signed between the owner/developer and the off-taker, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA).
The Dyason's Klip 1 Power Station,, is an 86 megawatts solar power plant in South Africa. The power station was developed and is owned and operated by a consortium comprising an international independent power producer (IPP), South African and European investors and a local charitable trust. Commercially commissioned in February 2020, the solar farm's 217 GWh of energy production annually is sold to Eskom, the national electricity utility company, under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).
Edwaleni Solar Power Station, is a 100 megawatts solar power plant under construction in Eswatini. The solar farm is under development by Frazium Energy, a subsidiary of the Frazer Solar Group, an Australian-German conglomerate. The solar component is complemented by a battery energy storage system, expected to be the largest in Africa. The energy off-taker is Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC), the national electricity utility parastatal company, under a 40-year power purchase agreement (PPA). EEC plans to inject the energy into the Southern Africa Power Pool, for use primarily in South Africa.
The Hwange Solar Power Station, also Cross Mabale Solar Power Station, is a 15 MW (20,000 hp) solar power plant in Zimbabwe. The power station was initially commercially commissioned as a 5 MW power station in 2021. It is owned and was developed by SolGas Energy, a Zimbabwean independent power producer. The off-taker is Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), which integrates the energy into the national grid. A 25-year power purchase agreement governs the sale and purchase of electricity between SolGas Energy and ZETDC.
