Chinese Power Utility Proposes US$1 Billion Floating Solar Farm On Lake Kariba
2 years agoMon, 27 Mar 2023 13:40:50 GMT
Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate, China Energy Engineering Corporation has proposed building a 1 000-megawatt floating solar farm for Zimbabwe on Lake Kariba.
The company said the civil engineering works would cost US$186 million and installation US$801 million, reported Bloomberg.
According to an official report that was prepared for China Energy and potential private equity funders by the company, more than 1.8 million photovoltaic panels installed over 146 modular floating units would be used for the project on Lake Kariba if it went ahead.
China Energy has installed floating panels on China’s Dingzhuang River and in Thailand, the company said in the presentation.
The Kariba report was prepared for Zimbabwe Power Co., CDF Trust Ltd., Energy China Ltd., and the Intensive Energy Users Group.
The project would power mining operations in the country and also help Zimbabwe reduce its carbon emissions.
The main benefit of floating solar is that it doesn’t take up valuable space on land – meaning that it can be used for other purposes, such as farming or construction.
Zimbabwe is facing acute electricity shortages that have resulted in blackouts lasting 18 hours a day for millions of citizens.
The power cuts are being caused by low water levels that have reduced generation from a hydropower plant on Lake Kariba as well as frequent breakdowns at the Hwange Thermal Power Station.
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47 Comments
Anonymous · 2 years ago
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TY · 2 years ago
MaSolar panel ngaaende paland, tinayo land. Coolant ngaid**** paland ipapo. SemaEngineers vachaziva the right coolant. Panzi hapana mari yacho here.
CHAWABVUNZA · 2 years ago
This method of producing electricity is the only safest and cheapest way of producing electricity. [ CHAMISA CHETE CHETE UYO !!!!! ]. We have a very big bode of water, the Zambezi River and many other smaller water bodies. Zimbabwe government must not procrastinate. It must seize this proposal and act upon it. [ THE BUSH LAWYER4CCC ].
Tateguru · 2 years ago
Why not offer such contracts to local companies like this Econet subsidiary doing it in most African countries?
AntiZANU Antics · 2 years ago
Chinhu chinonzi ZANU PF chauraya nyika, and hachigutsikani kutengesa nyika kwachaita so far. What amount of space is the project going to take? What happens to acquatic life which needs light and fresh air? Vanhu ava havanyari
Chinese colonialism enemy · 2 years ago
muri kuda kuti vana vedu vagozorwisana ne China-Rusia colonialism hamunyari makaita sei taifunga kuti colonialism yapera zvino yayanga ma minerals ave kuenda Asia Saka muchaitei sei
zichina · 2 years ago
zim becomming a chinizv provinci slowly but surely
Anonymous · 2 years ago
Zelensky is a complete moron a super dunderhead like ccc members.akuurayisa innocent people with that useless political rhetoric iyo Ukraine yakagara iri part ye Russian federation asingazvizive ndiani???
Pombiyadonha · 2 years ago
Europe, America nemapuppets avo are having sleepless nights because of Russian and Chinese expansionist policy.Zvino mukarwadziwa naPutin naXing Pingh hamupore nekuti havadzore nzvimbo.Varikupa warning kune wese zvake anechidokwadokwa chekuva chimbwasungata chembavha dzekuWest especially Chamisa kuti munorakashwa sezvirikuitwa chimbwasungata Zelensky
Anonymous · 2 years ago
Imagine this how many planes are going to Dubai with Gold ,then imagine how many plane are going to china with ,gold, USD, lithium and wat ever minerals are paying these Chinese debts ...I personally think the Zim Government should be transparent ,too much is going and not helping the economy and people of Zimbabwe
Anonymous · 2 years ago
@anonymous.i agree with you there and one other thing we must never underrate the Russians and the Chinese even ma Americans vanozviziva plus iyo America sei ichirwadziwa nekusava yoga superpower on this earth????????
Anonymous · 2 years ago
I prefer Chinese than Europeans and Americans .long dialogues and little investments nowadays china and Russia ndodzane capacity yekudeveloper coz plus they don't sanction other nations they don't interfere ne politics dzevanhu .kune avo vaiti Russia icha defeatwa bukmut is now controlled by Wagner forces
why in water · 2 years ago
I think it's cheaper kuisa on land
Anonymous · 2 years ago
Haa zvima company izvi zvakaita zvemuno zvakaora ku johhane marange churc kubocha kwakaiswa zvima solar ne one stop Solor they paid more than 4 million usd in less than a year tanzwa nekuma repair regai vanomanufacture vaite zvoti kudhura apa zvakaora
Go back th China with your Panels · 2 years ago
You want more power to extract our minerals then leave with all the profits.
Putin 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🐊🐊🐊 · 2 years ago
chikwereti hachiurai good move
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vanhu vachiri kuregister kuvhota here
Bluewhales · 2 years ago
these Chinese want to plunge us into Debt thereafter start exploit our resources on the basis of those debts
Anonimous · 2 years ago
Can i plz have droid settings netone
Anonymous · 2 years ago
Instead of fishing fish , thieves will fish for solar panels anopera ese kubiwa ayo
xxc · 2 years ago
CCC game changer
Professor L · 2 years ago
Why the Chinese in the first place, we have engineering companies in Zim who can build those solar farms and are much more capable to so .Why doesn't the government invest in these locally available companies instead of depending everything on these Chinese whose motives we don't really know
but we · 2 years ago
have no capacity to create our own solar cells, let alone make a single toothpick. we need some people from China would are inventive and make use of our lithium related products to create surplus energy and obvious mafias in the make.
J Samanyanga · 2 years ago
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country so it's better kuti masolar acho aiswe paland mvura shoma iyoyo yoshandawo zvimwe
it doesn't · 2 years ago
affect water quality and quantity but rather reduces evaporation and reduce over fishing on open waters. it doesn't take up much space as Kariba water surface is widely open.
Anonymous · 2 years ago
I am sure blocking sunlight has an effect on aquatic life. I am sure is will also affect tourism. You also touched on the fact that it will affect fishing activities, although you chose to put it in a positive way.
Edward · 2 years ago
Asi akaisa anomwa mvura ma solar acho Kani nhau.usataure zvakapusa anti ka
Big Dhara Munhu Mukuru · 2 years ago
😐😐😐Zimbabwe has people who can do this thats why we have colleges that train people for this. Youths are looking for employment and there are business men like Strive Masiyiwa who wanted to do this years ago for Zim. But what does Zanu do they prefer the Chinese over vana veZimbabwe. ED is a liar he said Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo but he doesn't allow Strive Masiyiwa to do his solar project muno.
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chokwadi · 2 years ago
@.big dharma..you are pn.point target...why not give this contract.to.Masiiwa since he proposed this long ago..or young graduates in electronic tech etc
Shagashe · 2 years ago
No Zimbabweans can do this my guy. We don't have engineers skilled enough to do this. MA roads emuno akafa. Zesa yakafa. Hwange colliery yakafa. Water works yakafa. Zvese zvikuitwa nema Zimba zvakafa. China has highly skilled engineers who can do this. Also, you should know that Strive doesn't have a billion dollars sitting aside for this project. Econet network is pure sh*t. It's not working at all. Hapana chinoitwa nemu Zimba chinofamba zvakanaka. Welcome the Chinese with warm hands for they are the ones capable
sancho · 2 years ago
ari kutaura manyepo ndi Svodai zhemu ikezvino zvimapopo zvakuti toda kuisa masola bcz water level yekariba chlkwadi hatichazive
King · 2 years ago
1.4 billion yakainda kuHwange units 7n8 dai vakangogara vaita deal racho. vakuda kuita debt trap, zvikweret zvacho zvozowandisa. renewable energy is the way to go.
ZOOKEEPER · 2 years ago
Sick and tired of these Chinese investors
TY · 2 years ago
KO why specifically kuisa mumvura, land yakazara
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solar expert · 2 years ago
solar panels power more energy when they are cooled from below rather than facing the scotching sun without a coolant.
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Mmmm · 2 years ago
Hapana rega kutaura zvisina basa iwe. Kuda kungoba chete, they know hatina a Billion dollars yekuvapa mari so vanongoti tipei Lithium kwete zvaukuda kutaura izvi, land yakazara sterek, advantage yeCoolong yawareva yogona kunge yakanaka but mari hatina, and maMinerals edu akun****va pasi
Anonymous · 2 years ago
🚀⭕Land is used for other valuable purposes like farming amd construction. Its a good project considering the high evapotranspiration rates occuring in southern africa water from the Lake will be at least saved from evaporation by a significant percentage. However we have to have policies that ensure that we are paying these investors the rightvway. You cant possibly pay an investor for a1 billion project by giving them 2of a diamond mine where u can possibly get about 100 very big diamond types that cost about half a million excluding the small ones.
Anonymous · 2 years ago
Ministers and Generals vakaisirwa masolar avo negvt havachatauri.
this doesnt · 2 years ago
serve the interests of all citizens.now no one will be left behind
Qudah · 2 years ago
uum floating solar??🤔🤔
ko matemba edu tozobata sei kana mumvura mazara masolar??
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