Zim Now Writer
Final tests on the Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, which was recently taken off the national grid for further tests, were concluded with the unit being successfully put back on Monday, adding 300 MW to the national output.
The 300 MW Unit 7 had been disconnected from the grid for system evaluation before beginning the final commissioning phase, an announcement from the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company said then.
The official integration was confirmed by the ZETDC’s contractor on its official social media handles.
“Unit #7 of Hwange Power Plants was officially integrated into the national grid, adding 300 MW of electricity to the national grid,” said Power China Zimbabwe, the Chinese company that carried out the installation.
Unit 7 was first synchronised with the system on March 20 this year before it was disconnected for the process.
Zimbabwe battles crippling power outages that have seen businesses and households endure lengthy hours per day without electricity.
The crisis has mainly been blamed on continued breakdown of machinery in the country’s ageing power generating plants, coupled with government’s failure to proffer lasting solutions to the power situation since independence in 1980.
Two 300 MW units, Units 7 and 8, are being added to the Hwange power plant, with funding primarily coming from China. Unit 8 is anticipated to start producing power in October this year.
The Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project began in 2018 and was delayed due to a number of reasons, including the Covid-19 pandemic, according to authorities.
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