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Revision as of 02:22, 12 August 2016
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Zimbabweandcoal}} Lubu power station is a proposed 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Matabeleland North Province, in northwest Zimbabwe. The project has been proposed by Sable Mining, a small London-headquartered mining company which currently has no operating mines but has interests in developing iron ore projects in south-east Guinea and early stage coal exploration projects in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Location
The map below shows Hwange District, the approximate location for the proposed power station, at the potential Lubu Coal Project.
Background
In September 2015 Sable Mining signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese developer Citic Construction to develop a 600 MW coal-fired power plant. The plant would be built at Sable's 20,000 hectare Lubu coal project, located in the Karro Mid Zambezi coal basin of the Hwange (Wankie) mining district in north-western Zimbabwe. The mine would supply coal to the power station.[1]
In a media statement Sable Mining stated that "under the terms of the MoU, Sable and CITIC will explore the opportunities of using their respective expertise to work together to develop a commercial coal-fired power station at Lubu. It is the intention that coal mined at Lubu ... will supply the power station. The MoU is supported by the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Ministry of Energy and Power Development, which is the administration in charge of power development, in line with its mandate to promote the development of energy and power generation in Zimbabwe."[2]
In the media release announcing an MOU Sable Mining's CEO Andrew Groves stated that "The combination of our quality coal together with CITIC's access to power plant infrastructure, financing and construction expertise has the potential to create a long term power supply which, due to Lubu's strategic location in north-west Zimbabwe, could supply both domestic and regional demand once connected to the established power grid."[2]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Sable Mining, CITIC
- Parent company:
- Developer: Citic Construction
- Location: Hwange District, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
- Coordinates: -17.833333, 31.05 (approximate)
- Status: Announced
- Gross Capacity: 600 MW
- Type:
- Projected in service:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Sable Mining looks to build power plant in Zim," Mining Weekly, Sep 21, 2015
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Sable Mining, "MoU on Zimbabwean Coal Power Station Development", Media Release, September 21, 2015.
