Zimbabwe Plans to Install First Floating Solar Panels at Kariba Dam by Early Next Year
- Installment of 150-megawatt project possible early next year
- Lower dam levels due to drought have resulted in power cuts
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Zimbabwe plans to install floating solar panels by early next year at the world’s biggest man-made freshwater reservoir, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy Development.
An initial 150 megawatts of solar on the surface of the Kariba Dam will be the start of the project, Gloria Magombo, secretary for energy and power development, told reporters at a briefing in the capital, Harare. The private sector has applied to install 600 megawatts, she said, declining to provide details.