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The Hwange Thermal Power Station is the biggest power plant in Zimbabwe with an installed capacity of 920 MW. It was built in two stages and consists of 4 units of 120 MW each and 2 units of 220MW each. Engineering Consultants Merz & McLellan were employed for the design and supervision of the construction of the power station. Construction of Stage 1 commenced in 1973 but was suspended in 1975 due to economic sanctions imposed on Rhodesia.

building start year
1973-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
country
Zimbabwe
fuel type
Bituminous coal
generation units
2 x 220 MW, 4 x 120 MW
location
Hwange
opening year
1987-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority
primary fuel type
Bituminous coal
latitude
-18.3834
longitude
26.47

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