Zimbabwe mandates much-needed solar energy in new builds
The power-short country has set a target of at least 1,575MW of power from solar by 2030, aimed at households as well as business
17 July 2019 - 17:15
Bulawayo — Power-short Zimbabwe has removed import duties on solar energy-related products, from batteries to cables, and mandated that all new construction in the country include solar systems, government officials have said.
To deal with power shortages, in part as repeated droughts hits hydropower, the country will now “promote the importation [and] local production of solar equipment and the use of solar power as an alternative energy source”, Monica Mutsvangwa, the country’s information minister, said on Tuesday...
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