The 2026 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Sustainable Energy Week concluded in Victoria Falls, with member states and regional partners committing to accelerate clean energy infrastructure and address the bloc’s persistent power deficits. The summit, which gathered policymakers, energy experts, and private sector stakeholders, resulted in a series of commitments focused on closing the energy…
Staff Writer The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) today signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the 30MW Vungu Solar project, moving a step closer to development. Located in the Midlands Province, the Vungu Solar project is among the first internationally project-financed solar independent power producers in the country. The project was…
Regional climate solutions firm iRise Carbon has partnered with financial services giant Mukuru to distribute 150,000 clean cookstoves across Malawi over the next year. The initiative targets rural households where cooking over open fires remains a primary, yet hazardous, daily necessity. The project is expected to benefit approximately 750,000 people and slash household firewood consumption…
Global investments in the energy transition reached a new record of US$2.4 trillion in 2024 – a 20% increase from the average annual levels of 2022/23. About one-third was directed towards renewable energy technologies, pushing renewable energy investment to US$807 billion. Despite this milestone, year-on-year growth of renewables slowed significantly, with annual investments increasing by…
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) says it has observed an increasing trend among companies installing solar systems for their consumption, as well as for net metering. Out of the licensed power generation projects last year, ZERA said 16 projects are solar photovoltaic power plants, while one is a coal-fired thermal power plant. “A majority…
The AfDB-funded Post-Cyclone Idai Emergency Recovery Project restored electricity access, revitalising businesses across communities in Zimbabwe. In March 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe’s eastern districts with unprecedented fury, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Among the hardest hit regions were Chimanimani and Chipinge, where the lifelines of modern life—electricity, roads, and water systems—were severed…
Staff Writer The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) says water levels at the Kariba Dam have gradually risen due to intensified rainfall. In its latest hydrological update, ZRA said the trend is projected to continue as we approach the end of the first quarter of 2025. “The water levels in the Kariba Reservoir have been gradually…
