Hwange coal power plant Units 7 and 8 (600MW)

Overview:

• Hwange coal power plant Units 7 and 8 (600MW).
• Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and Sinohydro have established a joint venture SPV called Hwange Electricity Supply Company (HESCo) to undertake the expansion of the Hwange coal power plant.
• The original plant was constructed between 1983 and 1987 with a capacity of 920MW.
• The China Export Import Bank (Eximbank) is providing $1.2 billion in financing for the expansion. In addition Standard Bank is acting as arranger on $120 million of financing to be used both for this project and the Kariba South plant.

Sam Duke - Editor