Policy clarity can unlock private sector funding for IPPs

That was the message from Old Mutual Zimbabwe group chief executive Sam Matsekete during a panel discussion at the Sadc Energy Week underway in Victoria Falls.
By Staff Reporter Feb. 25, 2026

'Private capital sees opportunity in SADC power shortfall'

Matsekete said the region’s power deficit presents a clear investment opportunity. However, long-term capital remains constrained by weak project structuring and shallow domestic savings pools.
By Donald Nyandoro Feb. 24, 2026

Zera bemoans low IPPs success rate

The country has more than 100 IPPs with a cumulative capacity of 8 000 megawatts (MW) potential capacity installation.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga Sep. 24, 2023

Cannibal serial killer remanded in custody

On August 31 at around midnight, using the same modus operandi, Ndlovu killed another person who was asleep at corner Inez Terrace and Robert Mugabe Road, Harare.
By Desmond Chingarande Sep. 8, 2023

Chibamu commits to touching people's lives

Chibamu told NewsDay that he started singing as a young boy in church in Chivhu and composed the chorus Tifanane Najesu which went viral on social media.
By Sharon Zebra Aug. 17, 2023

Pay for IPP services in foreign currency, govt told

He said it was hampering their efforts to acquire equipment to expand their projects due to inflation which has ravaged the local currency.
By Donald Nyandoro Jun. 20, 2023

‘Zim seated on huge renewable energy resources’

He said some of the resources include renewables like solar, wind, hydro, biomass and other non-renewables such as coal, coalbed methane and potential oil and gas.
By Mthandazo Nyoni Mar. 27, 2023

Act quickly on IPPs’ concerns

The State has no funds to build power stations at the rate that this country requires.
By The Zimbabwe Independent Feb. 10, 2023

Zim’s power crisis rooted in poor planning and wrong priorities

President Emmerson Mnangagwa certainly seems to think climate change is to blame for the predicament Zimbabwe finds herself in.
By Newsday Dec. 5, 2022