We develop, build, own and operate run-of-river mini-hydro power stations in Zimbabwe's eastern highlands — clean, baseload-friendly electricity delivered to the national grid under 25-year power purchase agreements.
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Penhalonga Energy is a Zimbabwean independent power producer. We find the small, overlooked river sites others pass by, then design and build everything ourselves — weir to switchyard — and operate the stations for decades under power purchase agreements with the national utility.
We borrow a river's flow and return it — no large dams, minimal footprint.
Civil, mechanical and electrical — all designed and built by our own team.
ZERA generation licences and 25-year PPAs underpin every station.
Operating since 2017, now accelerating a pipeline of larger projects.
From the Claremont pilot to megawatt-scale stations now under construction — a growing fleet of run-of-river hydro feeding the eastern grid.
Nyamukombe River, Nyanga
Our pilot station and proof of model — commissioned in 2017 and feeding the national grid ever since.
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Odzi River, Nyanga
A 600 kW station built with our own funds, demonstrating our ability to scale the model beyond the pilot.
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Odzani River, Nyanga
Our first megawatt-scale run-of-river station, on the Odzani river feeding the Mutare network.
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Rusitu River, Chipinge
Our anchor pipeline project — a 4 MW station that more than doubles current hydro output.
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Zimbabwe generates well below demand, forcing routine load-shedding and costly imports. Distributed run-of-river hydro adds firm, locally-built capacity exactly where the eastern grid needs it.
~1,720 MW
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~2,300 MW
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$250–300m / yr
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Few developers carry every discipline in-house. We do — which keeps our build costs low and our timelines short.
Finding and evaluating run-of-river sites — head measurement, land survey, hydrology and energy-production modelling.
In-house weir design and construction, earth-moving, canal excavation, concrete works and steel pipeline (penstock) fabrication.
Powerhouse construction, machinery rigging and installation, large valves, fixing and welding.
Substations to 33 kV, switchyards, PLC control panels and grid interconnection — designed and built by our own team.
Whether you're an investor, a landowner with a river, or an industrial buyer seeking firm renewable power — we'd like to talk.
