Leading fuel supplier Puma Energy says ongoing disruptions in the global markets show why African countries should invest more in fuel reserves, diverse supply chains and storage infrastructure.
Rising oil prices, driven by...
Zimbabwe needs up to US$9 billion in energy investments to more than double its current power generation and meet rising electricity demand. The country is now offering policy reforms, including more competitive tariffs, to attract private capital...
Zimplats is set to begin the next phase of its 185MW solar project after the first 35MW phase went live last year.
Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer is developing the project in four phases, with...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has broken ground on a proposed new thermal power station in Hwange, pledging to allow “competitive tariffs” to attract investors wary about Zimbabwe’s currency risk.
Titan New Energy of China plans...
The 5MW Great Zimbabwe Hydropower Project has been commissioned, providing a win for local investors struggling to raise funding to get independent power projects off the ground.
The mini-hydro project, at the Mutirikwi dam...
Renewable energy provider Grid Africa has signed an agreement with Huawei towards installing 72MW of solar energy for Zimbabwean mining companies.
A recent report by the Chamber of Mines says power cuts and high...
Zimbabwe expects power demand to almost triple to 5,000MW by 2030, according to Energy Minister Edgar Moyo, showing the need to speed up new energy investments.
Power stations currently produce 1,300MW, short of the...
British resources company Contango has agreed to sell a 51% interest in the Muchesu coal project to Wencai Huo, a Zimbabwe-based Chinese investor with vast interests in mining.
Contango, listed in London, started building...
Government wants Zimbabwe's ferrochrome producers, the heaviest consumers of energy, to produce their own power within the next two years and relieve pressure on the grid.
Energy Minister Edgar Moyo says power demand from...
We are wasting money investing in coal-fired power plants. Instead, Zimbabwe should focus on renewable energy and get rid of the vested interests standing in the way of a free energy market and a reformed ZESA. In...
