The President bemoaned the fact that Zimbabwe was at one time forced to import coal despite its massive ore reserves most of which are still available at the less expensive open cast mining President Mnangagwa was in Hwange on a two day working visit of coal projects and toured eight projects where it emerged that Zimbabwe is poised for an energy boom that will see the country exporting power
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Get PriceApr 9 2021Makomo Resources is the largest privately owned coal producer in Zimbabwe The coal miner is located in Matabeleland The company is 60 percent owned by a group of Zimbabweans while British and South African investors hold the rest In July 2024 the company said it has plans to spend US$ billion on a 600 megawatt power plant in Hwange
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