Zim seeks US$16,8bn for energy projects

GOVERNMENT is seeking over US$16,8 billion in investments in energy to meet surging electricity demand, expand access and promote clean cooking technologies.

Zimbabwe is grappling with an acute power shortage, with rolling blackouts lasting several hours crippling businesses and impacting households negatively.

Although the country has an installed generation capacity of about 2 300 megawatts (MW), actual production is below 1 500MW due to ageing infrastructure.

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