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Zimbabwe’s new 300 MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Zimbabwe’s new 300 MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

ZIMBABWE'S new 300 megawatts (MW) coal-fired power generating unit started feeding electricity into the national grid late on Monday, the state power utility said, as it moves to ease extended outages that have impacted businesses and households. The southern African country is expanding its 920 MW Hwange thermal power station by adding two 300 MW units at a cost of $1.4 billion, with 85% of the funding coming from China. The first of the two units built by Chinas Sinohydro was successfully synchronised into the national grid late Monday, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) said. "Power will be progressively fed…
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