Zimbabwe connected more than 35,000 households to electricity infrastructure in 2025 while bringing power access to 94 percent of health facilities nationwide, Energy and Power Development Minister Edgar Moyo disclosed at a pre-budget conference in Bulawayo. The expansion effort delivered electricity to 69 percent of primary institutions and 82 percent of secondary schools, with Powertel Communications tasked to provide internet connectivity through existing power line networks.
Moyo directed the state utility to waive upfront connection charges that had prevented schools from activating ready infrastructure for as long as five years, allowing billing to begin only after usage commences. The government completed 344 electrification initiatives during the year and added 8.25 percent generation capacity alongside 750 kilometers of distribution infrastructure.
The administration targets full school electrification by 2026 and universal energy access by 2030, requiring an estimated $4.6 billion in public sector investment. President Mnangagwa described electricity expansion as essential for industrial development during the December groundbreaking ceremonies for a 720-megawatt coal thermal facility in Hwange.
Moyo directed the state utility to waive upfront connection charges that had prevented schools from activating ready infrastructure for as long as five years, allowing billing to begin only after usage commences. The government completed 344 electrification initiatives during the year and added 8.25 percent generation capacity alongside 750 kilometers of distribution infrastructure.
The administration targets full school electrification by 2026 and universal energy access by 2030, requiring an estimated $4.6 billion in public sector investment. President Mnangagwa described electricity expansion as essential for industrial development during the December groundbreaking ceremonies for a 720-megawatt coal thermal facility in Hwange.
