2.12.2024
19:27
ZESA
Holdings
Executive
Chairman
Sydney
Gata
said
that
Zimbabwe
will
be
capable
of
generating
4,000
MW
within
two
years,
surpassing
the
national
electricity
demand.
Gata
made
these
remarks
during
the
ground-breaking
ceremony
for
the
720MW
thermal
power
plant
and
200MW
solar
project
on
Monday,
December
2,
at
Tutu
Ingagula,
located
along
Chaba
Black
Road
in
Hwange. Said
Gata:
I
am
tired
of
being
insulted
for
the
energy
crisis.
In
two
years,
we
will
have
surplus
energy.
Gata
said
that
the
720
MW
power
plant
is
part
of
a
broader
plan
involving
18
projects
aimed
at
collectively
adding
over
4,000
MW
to
the
national
grid.
Gata
said
that
Zimbabwe
is
currently
facing
a
shortfall
of
only
600
MW.
Zhou
Ding,
representing
the
project’s
financial
backers
from
China,
confirmed
a
US$1
billion
investment,
with
the
project
set
for
completion
by
the
end
of
2028.
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