Grid Infrastructure· Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Grid Modernisation & Transmission Infrastructure

National transmission & distribution upgrades

Transmission, substation and distribution infrastructure to unlock the IPP pipeline and connect Zimbabwe into the Southern African Power Pool.

Grid Modernisation & Transmission Infrastructure

Overview

New generation must clear a Grid Impact Assessment through ZETDC before it can be dispatched. Investment in transmission lines, substations and distribution reinforcement is critical to absorbing the incoming IPP pipeline and enabling exports into the Southern African Power Pool.

Investment Opportunity

Partner with government agencies under Public Private Partnerships to fund, build and operate transmission and distribution infrastructure. Recover investment through wheeling charges or availability payments.

Public Private Partnership (PPP)BOOT

Market Opportunity

Zimbabwe's electricity demand.

Demand-supply gap

~1,100 MW

Between 2,600 MW built supply and ~1,500 MW average generation.

Mining sector demand

2,000 MW by 2025

Intensive-energy users led by mining houses and manufacturers.

Industrial capacity

60% utilisation

Manufacturing constrained by power availability.

Agricultural capacity

50% utilisation

Irrigation and agro-processing require reliable base load.

Corporate off-takers

100+ intensive users

Mining and manufacturing companies open to direct PPAs.

Why Invest

Why Zimbabwe's energy market.

Every new IPP requires a Grid Impact Assessment — capacity constraint is real.

SAPP interconnection unlocks cross-border trading upside.

PPP structures with government guarantees available.

Duty-free importation of energy-generating equipment applies.

Direct alignment with Vision 2030's 4,000 MW+ demand target.

Infrastructure & Resource Base

Existing grid and generation potential.

Built Supply

2,600 MW installed capacity

Current Generation

~1,500 MW average

2030 Demand

>4,000 MW required (Vision 2030)

Solar Potential

109 GW · among Africa's highest irradiation

Wind Potential

39 GW

Hydro (Zambezi)

5 GW

Mini-Hydro

150 MW across inland water bodies

Geothermal

50 MW

Energy Imports

Balance imported from ESKOM (South Africa), HCB & EDM (Mozambique), ZESCO (Zambia)

IPP Tariff Range

USD 0.06 – 0.12 / kWh to ZETDC · unregulated for private off-takers

Investment Incentives

Fiscal and regulatory incentives.

Tax holidays for BOT and BOOT deals

100% repatriation of profits

Duty-free importation of selected Renewable Energy Technologies

Duty-free importation of energy-generating equipment

Government guarantees for non-expropriation

Newly updated Renewable Energy Policy (2023) and gazetted Carbon Credit Policy (2023)

Approval Process

The IPP investment pathway.

ZIDA's One Stop Investment Services Centre (OSISC) handholds investors through onboarding, establishment and aftercare.

01
Land Acquisition
Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water & Rural Development; Ministry of Local Government & Public Works; or private landowner
02
Company Registration
Registrar of Companies
03
Business Plan & Feasibility Study
Investor
04
Grid Impact Assessment (GIA)
ZETDC
05
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Management Agency (EMA)
06
Investment Licence
ZIDA
07
Generation Licence
ZERA
08
Power Purchase Agreement & Tariff
ZETDC or private off-takers

Register interest in Grid Modernisation & Transmission Infrastructure.

Submit your details to receive the full information pack and arrange an introduction with power sector counterparts, ZETDC and ZERA. Every enquiry is reviewed personally by the Invest Zimbabwe team.

Contact Invest Zimbabwe

investors@investzimbabwe.co

Response time

Within one business day

For institutional & IPP investors

Infrastructure funds, utilities, DFIs and sovereign wealth