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ZPC – Power and Energy Projects. PRESENTED BY: DOUGLAS CHINGOKA ZIMBABWE POWER COMPANY. Overview. Electricity is a crucial input into the industry’s production cycle. Zimbabwe is plagued by a shortage of power. Reliable capacity is of the order of 1320 MW against a demand of about 2200 MW.
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ZPC – Power and Energy Projects PRESENTED BY: DOUGLAS CHINGOKA ZIMBABWE POWER COMPANY
Overview • Electricity is a crucial input into the industry’s production cycle. • Zimbabwe is plagued by a shortage of power. • Reliable capacity is of the order of 1320 MW against a demand of about 2200 MW. • There is need for investments to be made in order to increase the amount of reliable capacity. • The increase in reliable capacity should be made available at a competitive price.
Current Electricity Industry Structure Ministry of Energy and Power Development (MOEPD) ZESA Holdings Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) POWERTEL ZESA Enterprises (ZENT)
Proposed Electricity Industry Structure ZERA R E G U L A T I O N MINISTRY OF ENERGY POLICY & PLANNING COMPACT ZPC ZEDC Distributor 1 ZEDC Retailer 1 National Grid Services Company Licenses Retailer 2 Distributor 2 IPPs Retailer 3 Distributor N Retailer N Bulk Supply Customers
Action Plans Zimbabwe has vast energy sources at its disposal to increase the generation capacity. The increase in capacity has to be done at an affordable price. These include: • Coal – thermal power stations • Coal bed methane – thermal power stations • Hydropower • Solar energy