Community ownership key to energy transition  

Zimbabwe’s transition to renewable energy must be anchored on community ownership, inclusive governance and stronger implementation systems if it is to deliver meaningful development outcomes, stakeholders have said. 

Experts and development practitioners say the country’s expanding renewable energy potential, including solar, hydropower, bioenergy and emerging technologies such as green hydrogen can only translate into broad-based benefits if local communities are actively involved in shaping, owning and benefiting from energy systems. 

Speaking during the launch of a publication on renewable energy and climate governance convened by Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust (GGZT) and ActionAid Zimbabwe, GGZT executive director, Nyasha Frank Mpahlo said the energy transition must go beyond infrastructure expansion to fundamentally reshape ownership and governance structures. 

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