Government licenses 80 IPP projects

Government has so far licensed 80 independent power producers (IPPs) projects who could add a total of 7 000 megawatts to the national grid, more than three times the national requirement.

“At the moment, over 80 different projects have been licensed by (the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority) for power generation with a total capacity of over 7 000MW [megawatts],” Energy and Power Development minister Soda Zhemu said during a tour of Harava Solar Park in Seke recently.

“More than 80% of these licensed projects are on the renewable energy space, particularly solar projects.”

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