Commissioning of new capacity – Unit 7 at Hwange is undergoing commissioning and will starting feeding power into the grid later this month. Soon after commissioning of Unit 8 will follow. Demand Side Management – The Ministry urges all consumers to reduce load by employing energy conservation and efficiency measures. Lights must be switched off in all offices at night and other measures like right sizing of equipment, use of energy savers.
5. Net metering-Through SI 38 of 2022, net-metering regulations were amended to exempt from licensing a capacity of up to 5MW. This incentive is expected to result in increased internal generation as companies set up their own solar generation systems.
6. Solar Projects: Caledonia Mine/Blanket – 12 MW, Richo Solar 1.3 MW and Guruve 1.2 MW Over and above the above measures Government is pursuing a medium to long term plan to meet the power needs of the country.
1. The Government is supporting the acceleration of implementation of renewable energy projects by PPs mostly Solar. The Ministry is finalizing the formulation of the competitive procurement framework for to that end.
2. Government has identified some solar sites where it will fast track implementation and prefeasibility studies have already been done.
3. Life Extension Hwange. Life Extension Bulawayo…
4. Various IPPs that signed MOUS
i. Skypower ii. Belarus
5. Long Term
i. Batoka
ii. Participation in Mpanda Nkuwa
It must be noted that the situation at Kariba is mainly due to natural causes and the Ministry is doing all in its power to avert the situation.
