Protect the energy gains, engineer Zim’s future
Energy policy must therefore operate with a long horizon.
By Edzai Kachirekwa
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Renewable energy drive falls short
ZIMBABWE’S energy sector continues to face significant hurdles, undermining progress towards the country’s renewable energy targets, a senior government official has said.
By Gracious Daniel
Mar. 25, 2026
Calls for policy overhaul to unlock renewable energy investments
From this renewable power generation potential, the council noted 600MW would come from solar, geothermal (50MW), biomass (1 000MW), small hydro (120MW), and wind (100MW),
By Belinda Chiroodza
Dec. 7, 2025
Zim’s energy future lies in renewables: A strategic policy brief
Inter-ministerial co-ordination must be embedded into law to avoid contradictory policies that stall progress.
By John Laisani
Sep. 16, 2025
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Zimbabwe flagged over green economy transition
The government has been trying to pivot towards a green energy economy through policies such as the National Renewable Energy Policy and Biofuels Policy of Zimbabwe.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Feb. 16, 2025
Govt commits to embracing clean energies
Moyo cited the National Energy Policy (2012), National Renewable Energy Policy (2019) and soon to be launched Energy Efficiency Policy.
By Harriet Chikandiwa
Mar. 7, 2024
Zera pushes for more net metering sign ups.
This was introduced to put less pressure on the power utility in delivering electricity and reduced the need for daily load shedding that can last for up to several hours every day.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Oct. 17, 2023
Climate change sucks life out of hydro-power generation
Energy Economic Group (EEG) programme director Simon Trace argues that climate is putting hydro-power under threat.
By Sydney Kawadza
Jan. 27, 2023
Will upgrading fossil fuel infrastructure enable polluters or accelerate the path to net-zero?
By John Engel While the world waits for cost-effective and scalable long-duration energy storage to support the around-the-clock deployment of power generated by renewable sources, fossil fuels will continue to play a significant role in the energy mix to provide reliability to the grid and industries. Seemingly counter-intuitive on the surface, investments in the infrastructure […]
By The Standard
Oct. 10, 2021
