Zimbabwe
With a power score of 1.7, Zimbabwe ranks number 65 among emerging markets and number 92 in the global power ranking.
- Emerging markets
- Africa
1.70 / 5
Power score
-46 places
Global power rank change
Overview
Zimbabwe has a power score of 1.7, which puts it at rank 92 in the global power ranking, and rank 65 in the emerging markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021 the power rank of Zimbabwe has remained the same.
At 1.7, the power score of Zimbabwe is better than the regional average of 1.54 in the Africa region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
Zimbabwe implements policies in 3/6 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives.
Power policies
Power prices and costs
The average electricity price in Zimbabwe has dropped from 114.8 USD/MWh in 2021 to 106.3 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Zimbabwe has fluctuated between 100.2 USD/MWh (2017) and 114.8 USD/MWh (2021).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in Zimbabwe in 2022 was in Coal at 46.56%, down from 48.25% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2022 was Solar PV at 1.42%, up from 0.2 in 2021.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in Zimbabwe in 2022 was Large Hydro, generating some 63.37% of electricity, down from 66.74% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in eletricity generation in 2022 was Coal at 32.15%, up from 28.8% in 2021.
Investment in clean energy in Zimbabwe was around $183 million in 2022, an increase of 650% from 2021 ($24.4 million). Between 2017 and 2022, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2019 at $260.6 million, while the lowest was in 2017 with $3.03 million.
Utility privatisation
Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?
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Wholesale power market
Does the country have a wholesale power market?
Doing business and barriers
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Currency of PPAs
Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Availability
Bilateral power contracts
Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Availability
Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies
Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Availability
Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices
Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
Transport
Transport policy
Zimbabwe does not implement any policies in any of the transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope.
Transport policies
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Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?
