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Utility-Scale Solar PV

Hwange 50MW Solar Power Plant Project

20 km from Hwange town towards Bulawayo Implementing Entity: Lafrica Group Phase 1 fully prepared and ready for construction as stated in source deck

Project Ref: ZIM-ZIDA-029 · Source: ZIDA 2025 Projects deck, pages 69–70 — Pending Official Validation · Published Sep 2025

Beneficiary Ministry

Energy

Status

Published

Data Verification

Pending Official Validation

Financing Instrument

Blended (Equity + Debt)

Development Objective

Large-scale solar plant project with Phase 1 50MW and total envisaged capacity of 200MW.

Project Design

Project Description

The project sits on 291 hectares and is designed to supply power to the grid through the 88kV Hwange substation with 132kV transmission lines spanning 20 km.

Project Design

Project Scope

  • Phase 1: 50MW development
  • Engineering, procurement, construction, grid interconnection, insurance, contingencies
  • Phase 2: 50MW expansion support

Financial Performance

Financial Performance Data

IRR
NPV
ROI
Payback Period
Projected Revenue

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Impact

Expected Development Outcomes

  • Clean power generation
  • Grid supply
  • Renewable energy infrastructure
  • Industrial energy support

Institutional Alignment

Institutional & Stakeholder Alignment

Sector:EnergyUtility-Scale Solar PV
Strategic pillars:Energy SecurityInvestment Attraction
SDGs:78913
Beneficiary ministry:Energy (Primary)

National Alignment

  • Energy Security & Climate Resilience: NDS1 / NDS2 — energy and climate resilience priority areas
  • Investment Attraction & Private Sector Growth: ZIDA Act [Chapter 14:37] (2019) — One-Stop Investment Services Centre

Illustrative alignment mapping — pending official ZIDA/ministry validation.

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