Zimbabwe

The authorities accountable of the globe's biggest man-made lake are considering making use of floating photovoltaic panels to generate power after plummeting water levels strengthened power outages in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Renewables developer Kibo Energy Plc (LON: KIBO; JSE: KBO) has consented to get a 100-MW solar project in Zimbabwe from Broomfield International Ltd for GBP 10 million (USD 13.2 m/EUR 12m) in stock.

French renewable resource company Voltalia has been granted the agreement to construct a 12MW solar power plant at Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe.

Caledonian Mining has exposed strategies to build a $13 million solar plant at the Blanket golden goose in southern Zimbabwe. It elevated funds for the project via a share sale.

Utility the Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company has actually used solar energy system-owning consumers the possibility to run under brand-new web metering regulations. The state-owned utility has actually additionally begun tendering for an overall 500 MW of solar generation capability, according to Reuters.

In a battle against electricity deficit, Sable Chemicals Industries will develop a major solar power project.

Canadian business Caledonia Mining Corporation plc wants to build a power plant at its Blanket mine near Gwanda, in southern Zimbabwe.

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has processed 39 solar power projects that have capacity to generate 1,151.87 MW, as the country moves towards renewable energy to increase capacity.

The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe has issued a request for proposal to seek partners for the development and construction of seven solar parks, with a combined generation capacity of 235 MW, plus two mini-hydro power projects.

Caledonia Mining wants to build a solar power plant at its Blanket gold mine in southern Zimbabwe to ward off the worst from the country's increasingly volatile power supply.