The Kwekwe Solar Power Station is a proposed
solar power plant
A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power. They are different from most building- ...
in
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
. The power station is under development by a consortium comprising ''Tatanga Energy'', an
independent power producer (IPP) and ''Sable Chemical Industries'', a fertilizer-manufacturing company. The energy generated by this station is intended for use, primarily in the fertilizer factory, with the excess sold to
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, (ZESA) whose official name is ZESA Holdings (Private) Limited, is a state-owned company whose task is to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity in Zimbabwe. It has organized this task by delegatio ...
(ZESA), for integration into the national electricity grid.
Location
The power station would be located near the town of
Kwekwe, near the factories of Sable Chemical Industries Limited, approximately , north of the city of
Gweru, the provincial capital.
Kwekwe is located about , by road, south-west of
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
, the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.
Overview
The power station, which will be developed in phases, has a maximum generation capacity of the first phase of 50 megawatts. The solar farm's output will be used, primarily, in the
ammonium nitrate manufacturing factory. Any excess energy will be sold to ZESA, for integration into the Zimbabwean national electricity grid.
As part of the first phase of this project, an 88kV high voltage transmission power line will be constructed to link with "the adjacent 88kV power line connecting Sable Chemicals substation to Sherwood substation".
The owner/developers of the power station have plans to expand its capacity in the future, from 50 megawatts to 150 megawatts.
Developers
The power station is under development as a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...
between Tatanga Energy, a Zimbabwean IPP and Sable Chemical Industries Limited, a Zimbabwean fertilizer manufacturer.
See also
*
List of power stations in Zimbabwe
The following page lists all power stations in Zimbabwe.
Coal
Hydroelectric
Proposed hydro power stations
Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station
Solar
See also
* Energy in Zimbabwe
* List of power stations in Africa
* List of la ...
*
Harava Solar Power Station
References
External links
Sable Chemicals and Tatanga Energy to construct solar energy plant in ZimbabweAs of 27 January 2020.
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Solar power stations in Zimbabwe
Midlands Province
Proposed solar power stations