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Electric Vehicles & Solar Can Help Reduce Zimbabwe’s Negative Trade Balance

January 4, 2025 admin 0 Comments africa, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Solar energy, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:59:02 +0000

According to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance and the national statistics agency Zimstat, in 2024, Zimbabwe’s merchandise imports were projected to reach $9.08 billion. On the other hand, exports were projected to be close to $7.4 billon. The means the trade deficit was estimated to be close to $1.7 billion. This … [continued]

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Zimbabwe Reduces Import Duty On Electric Vehicles From 40% to 25% Starting January 1, 2025

December 2, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 22:20:32 +0000

Yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mhtuli Ncube, presented the 2025 National Budget under the theme “Building Resilience for Sustained Economic Transformation.” There were a lot of mixed reactions to most of the stuff announced in that proposed budget. Most of the feedback focused on the plethora of additional taxes proposed … [continued]

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After A Long Wait, Zimbabwe’s Utility-Scale Solar PV Sector Is Starting To Grow

November 26, 2024 admin africa, centragrid, clean power, Solar energy, solar power plants, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:38:13 +0000

Zimbabwe has an installed electricity generation capacity of close to 3,000 MW, but there is a huge problem. The Zimbabwe Power Company’s (ZPC) main thermal plants are very old and keep breaking down. There were also three small coal power plants in Harare, Munyati, and Bulawayo that have installed capacities … [continued]

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Centragrid’s New 25MW Solar PV Plant Shows A Way To Help Quickly Address Zimbabwe’s Electricity Rationing

October 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, grid, hydroelectric, Solar energy, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:28:08 +0000

In August, there was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. In preparation for this big summit, the Zimbabwe government spent close to … [continued]

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The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Be Higher Up On The Agenda For Southern African Heads of Government: Part 2

August 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, hydroelectric, Kenya, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, tanzania, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:05:01 +0000

There was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the past weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. The SADC website states “The mission of SADC is to … [continued]

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This Alarming Southern Africa Agriculture Statistic Should Spring Regional Leaders Into Decisive Action

August 18, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, climate change, drought, El Niño, Food security, Malawi, Water, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:25:50 +0000

There is a serious drought currently affecting a number of countries in southern Africa. Some reports say this is the worst drought in over 100 years. The problem is that these droughts are becoming too frequent and increasing in severity, it appears. I read an article this week from a … [continued]

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Zimbabwe Wants To Increase Rooftop Solar Adoption & Start Floating Solar PV Projects In Bid To Address Critical Electricity Generation Shortfall

July 24, 2024 admin africa, clean power, Solar energy, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:00:57 +0000

Zimbabwe has been facing an electricity generation shortfall for over a decade now. The electricity generation crisis is a result of depressed generation at the country’s main power stations. The country has some aging coal power stations at the Hwange Power plant (920 MW from Units 1 to 6) that … [continued]

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Bikita Minerals Lithium Mine in Zimbabwe Gets 12MW Solar PV Plus 6MWh Lithium Battery To Enhance Mining Operations

June 11, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, lithium, lithium mines, lithium mining, utilities, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 16:14:57 +0000

Sinomine Resources Group Co., Ltd. (Sinomine Resources) has been ramping up operations at its lithium mine in Bikita, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. They have invested more than $200 million towards exploration work, mine expansion, and other strategic projects according to data from the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency. Some of the investment … [continued]

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