KWEKWE-based ammonium nitrate producer, Sable Chemicals has
entered into a partnership with a local energy solutions company, Katanga Solar
Energy to fund a solar power generation project that is set to produce up to
400 megawatts.
In an interview, Sable Chemicals chief executive Mr
Bothwell Nyajeka said feasibility studies for the project were now complete and
the company was seeking a licence from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulation Authority
(Zera).
“We have already secured land under Zibagwe Rural District
Council to establish what we call the Katanga Solar Farm. The solar farm will
produce up to 400 megawatts which will be fed on to the national grid,” he
said.
Mr Nyajeka said Kwekwe was strategically positioned for the
solar project. “Our feasibility studies in terms of radiation have shown that
the area is the best for such a project,” he said.
Mr Nyajeka said the project would initially produce 50
megawatts and production would increase gradually to 400 megawatts when it is
complete.
“What we have done is to apply for a licence for 50
megawatts. This will then improve as we complete the project,” he said.
Mr Nyajeka said the electricity generation project would
help Sable to reduce its electricity bill. He said his company was paying a lot
of money electricity to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution
Company (ZETDC).
“As you might be aware, Sable Chemicals Plant consumes a
lot of electricity so the solar energy project will help us reduce our
electricity bill as we will be producing for ourselves.
“These are some of the company’s long-term plans to
increase production,” he said. Herald
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