The Hwange Power Station Expansion Project has achieved a major production milestone, generating 498 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity in August, the highest monthly output since operations began in 2023, according to Power China Zimbabwe.
The figure translates to an average of 669 megawatts per day and represents a 2.5 percent increase compared to July and a 5.1 percent rise year-on-year.
Cumulative output for 2025 has now reached 3.561 billion kWh, significantly boosting the national grid.
The additional supply is helping to ease Zimbabwe’s long-running electricity shortages and providing much-needed stability to support economic growth.
The Hwange expansion, which added Units 7 and 8 to the country’s largest thermal power plant, is one of Zimbabwe’s flagship infrastructure projects.
It has been credited with reducing load-shedding and creating a more reliable power supply for industry and households.
Zimbabwe’s electricity demand typically ranges between 1,700MW and 2,200MW at peak, but generation has often fallen short, averaging around 1,200MW.
The Kariba hydroelectric plant, traditionally the backbone of supply, has been constrained by low water levels, placing greater reliance on thermal stations such as Hwange.
As of 3 September 2025, Hwange was producing 1,091MW, Kariba 600MW, and independent power producers (IPPs) 53MW, bringing total generation to 1,744MW.
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