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Power Plants in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has 34 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 69th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating and 32 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 1.7 GW across 2 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Sengwa power station (2.1 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Prestige Massive Pvt Ltd (2), RioZim Ltd (2) and Skypower (2) — Prestige Massive Pvt Ltd alone is named on 6% of them. 32 are in the pipeline, led by Sengwa power station (2.1 GW), proposed. They account for 54% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Zimbabwe.

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34
Power Plant in Zimbabwe
#69
of 155 countries
1.7 GW
Operating capacity
32
In construction / proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Zimbabwe?
OverWatts maps 34 power plants in Zimbabwe — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 69th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Zimbabwe?
Sengwa power station, at 2.1 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Zimbabwe's power plants have?
About 1.7 GW operating across 2 plants, with a further 12.3 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Zimbabwe?
Prestige Massive Pvt Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 34 (6%). Next are RioZim Ltd (2), Skypower (2) and Tatanga Energy (2).
What new power plants are being built in Zimbabwe?
32 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Sengwa power station (2.1 GW), Hwange power station (1.2 GW) and Prestige power station (1.1 GW).

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Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335