DEEP DIVE DATAENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE · 2022 DATA
Zimbabwe's power distribution.A 2022 snapshot.
86.1%
CONSUMED LOCALLY
49%
MINING & INDUSTRIAL
38.1%
HOMES, NO ENERGY SOURCE
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FROM GENERATION TO END USE
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Note on export: the 13.9% exported isn't a surplus. It's a standing power purchase agreement between ZESA and NamPower (Namibia) — dispatched regardless of domestic demand.
DOMESTIC CUSTOMER BASE
Who is at the end of that 25%?
Of the 25% of locally consumed power allocated to the domestic sector, ZERA's 2022 data shows a customer base split between those actively drawing from the grid and a significant proportion registered but not active.
852,003
Active customer base
376,356
Non-active customer base
That's 30.7% of registered domestic customers not drawing from the grid — in addition to the much larger population of households that never connected at all.
DOMESTIC BEHAVIOUR
What homes were actually using
Source of energy for homes
Source of lighting for homes
DOMESTIC BEHAVIOUR
What homes cooked with
Source of energy for cooking
61.3% of homes cooking with wood, against a grid that sends 49% of its local supply to mining and industry, is the shape of the gap this data describes.
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Deep Dive Data covers Zimbabwe's energy sector and infrastructure.
Sources: ZERA FY2022 Annual Report (Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority). Power generation and sector consumption data, domestic customer base figures (active/non-active), and domestic behaviour data (energy source, lighting, cooking) all as published in the ZERA FY2022 Annual Report. Export figure reflects the standing ZESA–NamPower power purchase agreement.