13 years ago 13 years ago

Zimbabwe licenses five private power producers

by Charles Rukuni 13 years ago13 years ago

Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma today said Zimbabwe has licensed five independent power producers whose projects could double current electricity output to 4 450 megawatts. The projects should come on stream in the next three to four years. He said that Zimbabwe had also secured $30 million from the African Development Bank to fund maintenance at the Hwange Power Station which is currently operating at 40 percent capacity.

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The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.