List of power stations in Zimbabwe explained

The following page lists all power stations in Zimbabwe.

Coal

Plant	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Refs
Hwange	-18.3831°N 26.4703°W	1520	1987	^[1] ^[2]
Munyati	-18.655°N 29.7817°W	100	1957	^[3]
Bulawayo	-20.1586°N 28.5753°W	90	1957	^[4]
Harare	-17.845°N 31.0317°W	80	1955	^[5]

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric station	Community	Coordinates	Type	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Name of reservoir	River	Refs
Kariba South Bank	Kariba	-16.5239°N 28.7642°W	Reservoir	666	1977	Lake Kariba	Zambezi River	^[6]
Kariba South Bank Extension	Kariba	-16.5231°N 28.7656°W	Reservoir	300	2018	Lake Kariba	Zambezi River
Tokwe Mukorsi Dam	Masvingo		Reservoir	15	Under construction		Tokwe River

Proposed hydro power stations

Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station

Solar

Solar power station	Community	Coordinates	Fuel type	data-sort-type="number" style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"	Capacity (megawatts)	Year completed	Name of Owner	Notes
Chiredzi Solar Power Station	Masvingo Province	-21.0542°N 31.3825°W		90^[7]		Triangle Solar System (TSS)
Colleen Bawn Solar Power Station	Matabeleland South Province	-21.0181°N 29.1997°W		32^[8]		Pretoria Portland Cement Limited	16 MW of the 32 MW capacity reserved for internal use by PPC Limited. Balance to be sold to ZETDCL.
Kwekwe Solar Power Station	Midlands Province	-18.7908°N 29.8028°W		50^[9]		Kwekwe Energy Company
Norton Solar Power Station	Mashonaland West Province	-17.9997°N 30.6156°W		100^[10] ^[11]		Norton Solar Company	The energy produced would be sold to ZETDC, under a 25-year power purchase plan.
Umguza Solar Power Station	Matabeleland North Province	-20.0067°N 28.1939°W		200^[12]	2022 Expected	AF Power Private Limited
Victoria Falls Solar Power Station	Matabeleland North Province	-17.9275°N 25.8483°W		100^[13]	2022 Expected	Kibo Energy Plc

See also

• Energy in Zimbabwe
• List of power stations in Africa
• List of largest power stations in the world
• Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coal-fired plants in Africa . Power Plants Around The World . Gallery . 8 September 2012 . 4 May 2014 .
2. http://www.zpc.co.zw/powerstations/1/hwange-power-station ZPC - Hwange Power Station
3. http://www.zpc.co.zw/powerstations/5/munyati-power-station ZPC - Munyati Power Station
4. http://www.zpc.co.zw/powerstations/4/bulawayo-power-station ZPC - Bulawayo Power Station
5. http://www.zpc.co.zw/powerstations/3/harare-power-station ZPC - Harare Power Station
6. Web site: Kariba Dam South Hydroelectric Power Station . Global Energy Observatory . 4 May 2014.
7. Web site: 90MW solar plant set for Chiredzi . 11 June 2020 . . Martin Kadzere . 18 August 2021 . Harare.
8. Web site: Colleen Bawn solar project gets investor . . 6 July 2020 . The Zimbabwe Herald (Bulawayo Bureau). 18 August 2021 . Harare.
9. Web site: Zimbabwe: Tatanga and Sable Chemicals agree on a 50 MWp solar power station . Afrik21.africa . 29 January 2020 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 18 August 2021 . Paris, France.
10. Web site: Belarus Investors Win Tender For 100 Megawatt Solar Plant . 14 August 2021 . NewZimbabwe.com . 18 August 2021 . Robert Tapfumaneyi . Harare.
11. Web site: New: 100 MW Solar Plant For Norton . . 12 August 2021 . The Sunday Mail . 18 August 2021 . Harare.
12. Web site: Singapore Firm To Set Up 200 MW Solar Power Plant . . 23 July 2021 . The Zimbabwe Chronicle . 18 August 2021 . Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
13. Web site: 28 March 2022 . Zimbabwe: Kibo Energy takes over 100 MWp solar project in Victoria Falls . Afrik21.africa . 2 April 2022 . Jean Marie Takouleu . Paris, France.