Vision 2030

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STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO NATIONAL VISION 2030

Zimbabwe’s vision is to have a prosperous and empowered upper middle income society by 2030, with job opportunities and a high quality of life. In achieving this goal, the nation targets to increase the number of households accessing electricity from 52.29% in 2017 to over 72% by 2030 among other goals.

Vision 2030 will be realised through two five-year National Development Strategies (NDS), NDS1 (2021-2025) and NDS2 (2026-2030). The NDS1 has 14 national priorities and ZESA falls under the infrastructure and utilities thematic area.

Energy in general and electricity in particular are key enablers for achieving the macro-economic objectives for NDS1. Other priority areas such as value addition and beneficiation of agriculture and mining production require supply of adequate and reliable electricity. Thus, ZESA has a significant role to play.

ZESA has the following strategic focus areas in response to the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1):

Security of Supply

Ensuring adequate power supply through local generation, imports and efficient utilisation of energy by clients. The objective is to reduce and eventually eliminate load-shedding. Key initiatives include plant and equipment maintenance, refurbishment and capacity upgrading.

Funding

The funding strategies mainly centre on mineral based counter trade financing, backward integration into mining and Debt Financing. Grants and concessional loans will be pursued, especially for projects that are not viable on debt funding.

Generation Expansion

Developing new power generation plants, life extension of existing power plants, retooling and ensuring availability of key inputs.

Revenue Assurance

Ensuring a cost reflective tariff, reduction of losses, use of prepayment metering and reduction of theft and vandalism.

Improved Operation Efficiency

Improving coal quality, plant life extension, adoption of new technologies, system automation, adequate maintenance and motivation of human capital.

Renewable Energy

Renewable energy resources assessment, deployment and integration into the business model. Implementation of net metering.

Rural Electrification System Expansion

Electricity end loads development, increasing network capacity and increasing use of renewable energy resources.

Transmission and Distribution System Expansion

Production of long term plan (System Development Plan) and network expansion and refurbishment. Securing of power imports to supplement local power generation.