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Solgas Energy 60MW Solar PV Plant with 20MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

Cross Mabale, Hwange, Matabeleland North Implementing Entity: Solgas Energy Pvt Ltd Greenfield; key regulatory approvals secured as stated in source deck

Project Ref: ZIM-ZIDA-027 · Source: ZIDA 2025 Projects deck, pages 65–66 — Pending Official Validation · Published Sep 2025

Catalogue Seed

Beneficiary Ministry

Energy

Status

Published

Data Verification

Pending Official Validation

Financing Instrument

Structure TBD

Development Objective

Integrated 60MW Solar PV + 20MWh BESS project with green hydrogen and AI-powered data centre components.

Project Design

Project Description

The project spans 100 hectares leased from the Government of Zimbabwe and has a generation license and PPA with ZETDC, with planned phases for solar/BESS, hydrogen, and AI data centre services.

Project Design

Project Scope

  • Phase 1: 60MW Solar PV + 20MWh BESS
  • Phase 2: Green hydrogen plant producing 1,000 tons/year
  • Phase 3: AI-powered data centre with AIaaS, data hosting, and 5G support

Financial Performance

Project Components

Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Total Estimated Project Cost

Estimated figures — subject to change based on feasibility and resource availability.

Financial Performance

Financial Performance Data

IRR
NPV
ROI
Payback Period
Projected Revenue

Impact

Expected Development Outcomes

  • Clean power generation
  • Grid resilience
  • Green hydrogen
  • AI/data infrastructure powered by renewables

Institutional Alignment

Institutional & Stakeholder Alignment

Sector:EnergySolar PV / Battery Storage / Green Hydrogen / AI Data Centre
Strategic pillars:Energy SecurityDigital Infrastructure
SDGs:791317
Beneficiary ministries:Energy (Primary)ICTEnvironment & Climate

National Alignment

  • Energy Security & Climate Resilience: NDS1 / NDS2 — energy and climate resilience priority areas
  • Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity: National ICT Policy 2022–2027 — Infrastructure & Services priority area

Illustrative alignment mapping — pending official ZIDA/ministry validation.

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Solgas Energy 60MW Solar PV Plant with 20MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)