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China Energy Engineering Corp. (China Energy) has proposed the construction of a 1,000 megawatt floating solar plant on Zimbabwe’s Karibadam at a cost of nearly $1 billion, documents showed on Monday.

Workers walk beneath cooling towers at Hwange Power station's Phase 8, currently under construction, in Hwange, Zimbabwe, October 19, 2021.Workers walk beneath cooling towers at Hwange Power station's Phase 8, currently under construction, in Hwange, Zimbabwe, October 19, 2021.

The southern African country is currently generating less than half of its 1,700 MW power demand, due to the under performance of its ageing coal-fired plants and low water levels which impact generation from its 1,050 MW hydro power plant at Kariba. China Energy’s proposal, made to the state-owned Zimbabwe Power Company and a private consortium of the country’s industrial power consumers, would see about 1.8 million solar panels installed at a cost of $987 million, the documents seen by Reuters show.

It would also include a transmission line from the booster station to a sub-station in Kariba. China Energy has recently completed two floating solar projects in China’s Shandong Province and Thailand, according to the documents.

 

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It's Lake Kariba, not Kariba Dam

China owns Zanu PF

I thought Chinese company built Medupi & it's falling apart now...& when sh&t hits the fan, they can just drag that power plant & take it to China...

This one is easier to get financing than coal

Is the gold mafia paying for it?

Will they be floating the Zim dollar as well?

If the US did same, you guys will be applauding. Mental imperialism is at its peak in SA.

That is a Chinese colony anyway, they do as they wish...

Have they done it in China?

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