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Zim targets 25MW IPP projects
Chiedza Kowo and Vanessa Gonye ·
ZIMBABWE is expected to commission more than 25 megawatt (MW) electricity projects this year from independent power producers (IPPs), while a cumulative output of 10MW will be derived from solar projects.
This was revealed yesterday by Energy minister Zhemu Soda during the launch of the Distributed Renewable Energy Taskforce, where he also disclosed that more than 80 IPP projects were licensed since 2010, but only 20 projects were developed.
He said in 2020 alone, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority licensed 22 renewable energy projects with a capacity of more than 700MW, while the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) installed over 400 solar mini-grids at rural schools and clinics.
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