It is reported that in Africa, 600 million people are living without access to electricity. The combination of Covid-19 and other crises has further weakened Africa’s energy supply capacity. “We have seen a lot of positive developments in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and elsewhere, but now the trend has reversed,” International Energy Agency Birol said. Today, the number of people without access to electricity in Africa is about 4 % higher than in 2019. “Given the high energy prices and their economic burden on African countries, I see no reason to be optimistic when looking ahead to 2022.”
International Energy Agency said, to improve energy efficiency, enlarge power networks and install renewable energy capacity are the cornerstones of the Africa’s energy future. Africa has 60% of the world’s solar energy, but only has 1% of the world’s solar power station, less than the Netherlands.
To improve the shortage of Africa’s energy, Multifit Solar had built and operated dozens of megawatts of solar plants in Africa since 2019. Zimbabwe is in the midst of an unprecedented power crisis. Due to low water levels caused by aging and drought at the country’s main hydropower stations, the production is only half of the peak season demand of 1,700 MW. Since the beginning of June, the country has been without electricity for nearly 18 hours per day, which has severely devastated the economy and caused serious damage to the pharmaceutical, mining and other industries. The government has decided to reduce energy-related emissions by about 1/3 as its strategy by the end of 2030, as well as to develop solar power generation.
Gold mining is the pillar industry of Zimbabwe’s economy, creating wealth for the country every year. It is said that as the result of power outage the annual output of gold mines have fallen by 3,000 to 6,000 ounces. In order to minimize the decline in production due to power shortages, the Turk Mine in Zimbabwe decided to design and build a solar power plant with a capacity of 4.795 MW and an area of 28,000 square meters in July 2022, to provide power for its mining operations.
We are very proud to announce that we have supplied distribution boards, cables and transformers for a project in Zimbabwe. One of our customers, Equator Energy, the largest C & I solar operator in east Africa, has built a 4.795 MW project at the Turk Mine and become their largest project to date. “Congratulations on the successful completing of the project and thanks to our continuous business relationships and the great team that made this project possible,” after 50 days of construction, debugging and trial operation, the project has been accepted by local authorities and obtained the power generation license issued by Zimbabwe Electric Regulatory Authority on 28 February 2023.
Post time: Mar-16-2023