Hwange Unit 7 Achieves 335MW Full Capacity Output

Hwange Thermal Power Station’s Unit 7 first achieved a full capacity output of 335MW at 9:27 AM on Thursday 30th March 2023.

The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) managed to synchronise the first of two generators on Unit 7 into the national grid on Monday, 20 March after failing to do so several times.

The two generators make up the Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and 8 Expansion Project being installed under a US$1.4 billion facility from China Eximbank.

Soon after the successful synchronisation of Unit 7 into the national grid, ZPC said power will be progressively fed into the grid until it reaches 300MW.

However, captains of industry said Unit 7 will not meaningfully end the current electricity challenges bedeviling the economy.

Zimbabwe has a national electricity peak demand of between 1 700 and 2 200 depending on the season.

On 31 March 2023, ZPC was generating a total of 678MW, with Hwange producing 311, Kariba, 350, and Munyati 17. Harare and Bulawayo were generating zero.

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5 comments on “Hwange Unit 7 Achieves 335MW Full Capacity Output

  1. it doesn’t make sense because we don’t have electricity arikowo here kwenyu kuno from 5am to 8pm anenge asiko

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