Zimbabwe power station

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Zimbabwe power station is a cancelled power station in Unknown, Zimbabwe.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zimbabwe power station Unknown, Zimbabwe -19.016921, 29.152802 (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 cancelled coal - unknown 1200 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 ZESA Holdings Ltd, China Railway International

Financing

  • Source of financing: China's Guangdong Bureau of Coal Geology (US$3.5 billion)

Background

In July 2012, Energy Minister Elton Mangoma told parliament that China Railway International and Zimbabwe's state power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), were planning to jointly run a coal mine that would supply a proposed 1,000 MW thermal power station.

In September 2012, China's Guangdong Bureau of Coal Geology – a bureau managed by the China National Administration of Coal Geology (CNACG) – said it proposed a budget of about US$3.5 billion for a 1,200 MW power station in Zimbabwe. CNACG had reportedly held talks with Zimbabwe government officials over the thermal power project, which had yet to be finalized.[1]

There have been no reports about the project moving forward since approximately 2012, so plans involving the power station are likely shelved or cancelled.

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Additional data

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