IEEJ : July 2013

Country Presentation
Presented @ JICA, Tokyo 2013 byMashambe P.
Ministry of Energy and Power Development

In BriefZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in thesouthern part of the African continent, between theZambezi and Limpopo rivers.
• Comprises of a population of about 13 million people
on a total area of 390,600 square kilometers.
• Literacy rate is 90%

Geographical Location

Zimbabwe

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND POWER
DEVELOPMENT• Policy Formulation• Energy Regulator• Carry out demonstration projects• Facilitate importation of fossil fuelsOther Energy Institutions• Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority• Rural Electrification Agency• Zambezi River Authority• Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority• Oil industry

Energy Resources
Zimbabwe’s energy resources are:• Coal• Hydropower• Biomass• Solar Energy• Coal Bed Methane• Wind• Bio‐fuels

COAL & COALBED METHANE• Abundant coal reserves estimated at morethan 200 years into the future• NW and Southern part
• Thermal and very little domestic use

Power situation• Zimbabwe requires about 2100MW of powerat peak.
• Country's electricity requirements are met by:– Local generation (65%)– Imports from the SADC region (35%)

Generation capacity
PowerStation

Type ofStation

Installation
Capacity

Firm
Capacity

HwangePowerStation

Thermal920 MW

780 MW

Kariba Power
StationHydro

750 MW

730 MW

3 x Small
ThermalStation

Thermal

270 MW

170 MW

1940 MW

1680 MW

TotalsHousehold access to electricity in
Zimbabwe between 1994 and 2010‐11Year

Urban

RuralNational

1994

80.4

3.4

28.1

2005‐06

91.4

8.7

37.2

2010‐11

83.2

13.3

36.9

Source: Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 1993‐94, 2005‐06 and 2010‐11.

Solar Power Development
Solar energy has a potential in
Zimbabwe

One house which benefited from the JICA
delivery modeIn 1996 UNESCO provided training andsolar cookers in some communities in
ZimbabwSolar cookers cont…

Solar cooker training participants• A group of women trained under the UNESCO
programme

Country Policies on Solar Dev.
• Waiver of import duty on solar components has
currently made solar option affordable to themajority of the potential end users on imported
equipment
Currently import of on solar panels and accessories
are duty free making it favourable option these days

Biogas Technology• It is envisaged that biogas will play a majorrole in providing alternative source of energy
in small holder farming areas, commercial
farms, boarding schools and similar ruralinstitutions.

Challenges• Policy harmonisation at local level• Demand outstrip supply• Regulator New• Lack of data on energy• Old equipment• Funding• Billing System‐Tariff collection• Private sector participation

Opportunities• GWP‐ Plan
• Prepaid metering• Energy efficient bulbs• Solar water heaters• Ripple control systems for switching off
geysers• Hydro, coal, solar and gas plants

Welcome to Victoria Falls – Welcome to Zimbabwe“Moas‐oa‐Tunya”

THANK YOU

Zimbabwe
In Pictures

Vic falls ‐ Zimbabwe

Hwange National Park

Abundant Wildlife

Inyanga mountains & Landscapes

GREAT ZIMBABWEGREATZIMBABWECONTACT DETAILSThe Secretary
Ministry of Energy and Power Development P. Bag. 7758 Causeway Harare
Zimbabwe
Chaminuka Building
Corner Central and Fourth Street Harare
Telephone 263‐4‐791760‐9
Fax 263‐4‐727524
www.energy.co.zw

Contact : report@tky.ieej.or.jp