Zimbabwe power station

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Zimbabwe power station is a cancelled power station in Unknown, Zimbabwe.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zimbabwe power station	Unknown, Zimbabwe	-19.016921, 29.152802 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology
cancelled	coal: unknown	1200	unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner	Parent
China Railway International Co Ltd; ZESA Holdings Ltd	China Railway International Co Ltd; ZESA Holdings Ltd

Financing

• Source of financing: China's Guangdong Bureau of Coal Geology (US$3.5 billion)

Background

In July 2012, Energy Minister Elton Mangoma told parliament that China Railway International and Zimbabwe's state power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), were planning to jointly run a coal mine that would supply a proposed 1,000 MW thermal power station.

In September 2012, China's Guangdong Bureau of Coal Geology – a bureau managed by the China National Administration of Coal Geology (CNACG) – said it proposed a budget of about US$3.5 billion for a 1,200 MW power station in Zimbabwe. CNACG had reportedly held talks with Zimbabwe government officials over the thermal power project, which had yet to be finalized.

There have been no reports about the project moving forward since approximately 2012, so plans involving the power station are likely shelved or cancelled.

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Additional data

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