BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned independent power producers (IPPs) that were granted licences but have not commenced operations.
He said will not hesitate to evoke regulations to force IPPs to come on board.
#FOLLOW🔴International Renewable Energy Conference & Expo 2022#RECZim2022#solarenergysystemZim #sustainableenergyZim #gosolarZim #CleanEnergy 🔵@edmnangagwa arrives pic.twitter.com/clz1o9Onxu
— The Standard Zim (@thestandardzim) March 25, 2022
Government has so far licensed 80 independent power producers (IPPs) projects with a potential to add a 7 000 megawatts to the national grid, more than three times the national requirement.
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'Renewable energy is no longer a matter of choice but a necessity given the negative effects of climate change. This third edition of the conference must result in concrete recommendations and results in the way we do things in renewable energy' – @edmnangagwa pic.twitter.com/utHaesct8I
— The Standard Zim (@thestandardzim) March 25, 2022
“Renewable energy is no longer a matter of choice, but a necessity given the negative effects of climate change. This conference must result in concrete recommendations and results in the way we do things in renewable energy. I am disappointed that there is a long list of companies that have licenses but they are not found on the ground,” he said.
H.E. President @edmnangagwa arrives in Victoria Falls for the International Renewal Energy Conference and Expo 2022. The conference and expo were co-sponsored by Alpha Media Holdings and the Government of Zimbabwe. pic.twitter.com/PLNUB07gfA
— Presidential Communications Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 (@DeptCommsZW) March 25, 2022
#WATCH 🔴International Renewable Energy Conference & Expo 2022 Day 2#RECZim2022#solarenergysystemZim #sustainableenergyZim #gosolarZim #cleanenergy https://t.co/OYlzSt9aI5
— The Standard Zim (@thestandardzim) March 24, 2022
“It is also disheartening that a number of licensed renewable energy independent power producers are taking too long to set up shop. The necessary modalities must be improved to ensure that licensed power projects are quickly implemented. Otherwise, we shall enforce regulations to give timelines of implementation.”
🔵‘We have a bit of voice and we want to use it quite positively…We are quite passionate and keen to join any endeavour that saves our planet’ – AMH CEO @keniasmafukidze #RECZim2022#solarenergysystemZim #sustainableenergyZim #gosolarZim #cleanenergy pic.twitter.com/FJpI3TazdC
— The Standard Zim (@thestandardzim) March 23, 2022
Mnangagwa accepted an invitation to be the patron of the conference extended to him by the AMH group CEO Kenias Mafukidze.
