HARARE, Apr. 24 (NewsDay) – The European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe, in partnership with GET.invest Zimbabwe and the Renewable Energy Association of Zimbabwe (REAZ), will co-host the RE4Agri Conference aimed at accelerating renewable energy adoption across Zimbabwe’s agricultural value chain.
The conference, scheduled for June 16–18 in Harare, is expected to attract more than 250 delegates from the energy, agriculture, government and development finance sectors. It will also mark the official launch of the GET.invest Country Window in Zimbabwe.
In a statement, the EU Delegation said Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector remains heavily dependent on fuel, undermining productivity and profitability.
“Agriculture accounts for approximately 17% of Zimbabwe’s GDP and employs around 52% of the population. Yet the sector remains constrained by unreliable grid power, forcing reliance on costly diesel generation,” the statement said.
The delegation said Zimbabwe must leverage its renewable energy potential to unlock growth.
“Zimbabwe holds significant renewable energy potential in solar, hydropower and agricultural waste streams suitable for biogas and biomass generation. With falling technology costs and growing global momentum to decarbonise agri-value chains, the conditions for action are increasingly favourable,” it said.
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Speakers will include representatives from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), and African and European development finance institutions.
GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investment in clean energy by bridging the gap between financing demand and supply.