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We are wasting money investing in coal-fired power plants. Instead, Zimbabwe should focus on renewable energy and get rid of the vested interests standing in th

Zimbabwean industry aims to raise R4.7-billion to build the first phase of floating solar panels on the Kariba Dam.

The Zimbabwe government sovereign wealth fund will hold a 10% stake in the company, with the remaining 38% available to investors including development banks.

Zimbabwe's industrial electricity consumers and exporters aim to raise R4.7 billion to build the first phase of floating solar panels on Lake Kariba.

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THE bankability and feasibility study for the 1 000 Megawatt floating solar farm on Lake Kariba is expected to be completed this year while work on the proposed...

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has moved to de-escalate tension by appearing to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election bid, as well as a potential stay in power beyond the constitutional 10 years, a familiar script in Zanu-PF. On the ground, however, Chiwenga's allies are engaged in a war of attrition with Mnangagwa's backers as seen by…

Biggest China Bank Abandons $3 Billion Zimbabwe Coal Plant A crane unloads the first shipment of anthracite coal from U.S. supplier XCoal Energy & Resources LLC (Bloomberg) — China’s biggest bank dumped a plan to finance a $3 billion coal-fired power plant in Zimbabwe, dealing a blow to coal developers in Africa that see China as the last potential funder of their projects. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) told Go Clean ICBC, an ad hoc body representing 32 environmental g...

A project of the scale of the Beitbridge border renewal is rare in investor-starved Zimbabwe (Image; Newzwire) The Beitbridge border post, one of the busiest land crossings on the continent, is getting a makeover in a US$296 million modernisation project. Here,  newZWire reports on details of the project, and the players involved. Why does Beitbridge need the project? Everyone who has been through Beitbridge on a hot day knows why that border post needs fixing. The delays are caused by a comb...