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Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It shares its borders with Zambia to the northwest, Mozambique to the east, South Africa in the south and Botswana in the southwest. The capital city is Harare. Much of Zimbabwe is elevated in the high veld/central plateau that stretches from the southwest to the northwest at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,600 meters. The world’s largest curtain of falling water the Victoria Falls is located in the northwest of Zimbabwe<ref name="CIA. The World Factbook Zimbabwe:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html">CIA. The World Factbook Zimbabwe:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html</ref>.
  
 
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Zimbabwe relies on hydroelectric power. In rural parts of the country, 80-90% of the people depend on wood fuel and kerosene for cooking lighting. Food processing tasks like milling grain are usually carried out with diesel-powered system<ref name="Reegle. Zimbabwe Energy Profile. http://www.reegle.info/countries/zimbabwe-energy-profile/ZW">Reegle. Zimbabwe Energy Profile. http://www.reegle.info/countries/zimbabwe-energy-profile/ZW</ref>.
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Total electricity generation in 2009 was 7,900 gigawatt hours (Gwh). 53% of this was produced from renewable sources. Electricity consumption per capita in 2009 stood at 1,022-kilowatt hours (kWh). 33.9% of this total installed capacity was from hydroelectric plants.
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Revision as of 18:02, 8 September 2013

Zimbabwe
Flag of Zimbabwe
Location of Zimbabwe

Capital

Harare

Official language(s)

Chewa, Chibarwe, English
Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya
Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani
Shona, Sign language
Sotho, Tonga, Tswana
Venda, Xhosa[1]

Government

Presidential System

President

Robert Gabriel Mugabe

Total area

390,757 km2

Population

12 973 808 (2012 Estimate)[2]

Rural population

7756587.12 (2010)[3]

GDP (nominal)

US$ 10.978 billion (2013 Estimate)[4]

GDP Per capita

US$ 589 (2013 Estimate)[4]

Currency

Various[5]

Time zone

Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Electricity generation

7.8084 billion kilowatthours (2010)[6]

Access to Electricity

National: 41.5%[7]

Urban: 80%

Rural: 19%

Wind energy (installed capacity)

MW(Year)

Solar Energy (installed capacity)

MW (Year)

Overview

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It shares its borders with Zambia to the northwest, Mozambique to the east, South Africa in the south and Botswana in the southwest. The capital city is Harare. Much of Zimbabwe is elevated in the high veld/central plateau that stretches from the southwest to the northwest at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,600 meters. The world’s largest curtain of falling water the Victoria Falls is located in the northwest of Zimbabwe[8].


Zimbabwe relies on hydroelectric power. In rural parts of the country, 80-90% of the people depend on wood fuel and kerosene for cooking lighting. Food processing tasks like milling grain are usually carried out with diesel-powered system[9].


Total electricity generation in 2009 was 7,900 gigawatt hours (Gwh). 53% of this was produced from renewable sources. Electricity consumption per capita in 2009 stood at 1,022-kilowatt hours (kWh). 33.9% of this total installed capacity was from hydroelectric plants.


Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Available at: http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=ZI#elec



Energy Production
2005 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • 5,801.0 GWh Total hydropower electricity generation[10]
  • 4,541.0 GWh Total hydropower electricity generation[10]
  • 4,263.0 GWh Total hydropower electricity generation[10]
  • 4,202.0 GWh Total hydropower electricity generation[10]
  • 4,202.0 GWh Total hydropower electricity generation[10]



Energy Sources


Hydropower

Solar Energy

Biomass

Biogas

Wind Energy

Geothermal Energy

Fossil Fuels

Key Problems of the Energy Sector

Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations

General Energy Policy, Energy Strategy

Important Laws and Regulations

Specific Strategies

(Biomass, Renewable Energies, Rural Electrification, Energy Access Strategy, Poverty Reduction Strategy etc.)

Institutional Set-up in the Energy Sector

Activities of Donors and Implementing Agencies

Further Information

References

  1. ↑ The following languages, namely Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda and Xhosa, are the officially recognised languages of Zimbabwe. Available at: http://www.kubatana.net/docs/legisl/constitution_zim_draft_copac_130125.pdf
  2. ↑ "Census Results in Brief". Zimbabwe National Statistical AgencyfckLRAvailable at: http://www.zimstat.co.zw/dmdocuments/CensusPreliminary2012.pdf
  3. ↑ Rural Population in Zimbabwe. Available at: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/zimbabwe/rural-population-wb-data.html
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 International Monetary Fund. Available at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=46&pr.y=0&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=698&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=
  5. ↑ The Zimbabwean dollar is no longer in active use after it was officially suspended by the government due to hyperinflation. The United States dollar (US$), South African rand (R), Botswana pula (P), Pound sterling (£) and Euro (€) are now used instead.[9] The United States dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe
  6. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration. Available at: http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=ZI#elec
  7. ↑ IRENA. RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNTRY PROFILE Zimbabwe. Available at: http://www.irena.org/REmaps/countryprofiles/africa/Zimbabwe.pdf#zoom=75
  8. ↑ CIA. The World Factbook Zimbabwe: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html
  9. ↑ Reegle. Zimbabwe Energy Profile. http://www.reegle.info/countries/zimbabwe-energy-profile/ZW
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 African Union/African Energy Commission. "African Energy Statistics 2012". Available at: http://www.afrec-energy.org/Docs/FR/PDF/2012/AEIS_FR_EN.pdf
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