Western Coal and Energy power station

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Western Coal and Energy power station is a shelved power station in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Western Coal and Energy power station	Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	-17.833333, 31.05 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	shelved	coal - unknown	300	unknown	–	–
Unit 2	shelved	coal - unknown	300	unknown	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Western Coal and Energy Co [100.0%]
Unit 2	Western Coal and Energy Co [100.0%]

Background

Western Coal and Energy power station is a proposed 2 x 300 MW coal plant planned by the Western Coal and Energy Company for the Hwange District. Coal was expected to be supplied by the company's proposed Western Coal Project, also in Hwange. The company said it met with Chinese developers who expressed interest in the project. The company's special grant was held by businessman Billy Rautenbach.

With no clear updates in two years and given China's pledge to end overseas coal financing, this project could be considered shelved as of June 2022.

As of March 2024, there were no apparent developments on this project and it still appeared to be shelved.

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Additional data

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