Zimbabwe licenses Zimbabwe-Chinese joint venture to construct 50MW thermal power plant

• 5 years ago (2019-12-19)
• David Flin

Africa 323 Coal 299

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Zimbabwe has licensed a joint venture between Zimbabwean and Chinese investors to establish a 50MW coal-fired power plant. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) announced the joint venture Zimbabwe Zhongxin Electrical Energy Private Limited (ZZEE) with Zhongxin Electrical Energy Private Limited on 18 December. The company will be based in Hwange in the west of the country.

The ZZEE licence allows the firm to operate for 25 years. ZERA said that the licence allows ZZEE to produce and sell electricity to any customer with its permission. ZERA said: “The generation is hereby granted to Zimbabwe Zhongxin Electrical Energy Private Limited to construct, own, operate, and maintain the 50MW coal-fired thermal power station which would be located at Deka Bridge Farm in Hwange District in Matabeleland North Province for the purposes of generation and supply of electricity.”