Chinese-funded power project provides main energy source for Zimbabwe in 2024: regulator
HARARE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-funded Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and Unit 8 project is the main energy supply source for Zimbabwe in 2024, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) said on Friday.
ZERA said in its 2024 annual report that a total of 11,082 gigawatt-hours (GWh) was delivered into the country's transmission system in 2024, up from 10,096 GWh in 2023.
"Annual energy supply shows that Hwange 7 and 8 power stations are the dominant energy supply source in 2024, contributing 4,918 GWh," ZERA noted in the report.
The increased energy supply from the two units resulted in reduced electricity imports for the country in 2024, ZERA added.
In August 2023, the Chinese-funded Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project was commissioned in Hwange, approximately 780 km from Harare, Zimbabwe's capital.
Chinese firm Sinohydro undertook the expansion, adding two new generators, Unit 7 and Unit 8, to the existing six units at the power plant.
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