As 3 December 2026 draws closer, momentum is building toward the 5th Edition Zimbabwe Clean Energy Week 2026, one of the country’s leading platforms for renewable-energy dialogue, industry collaboration and professional recognition.
Taking place from 9:00 AM CAT at Hyatt Regency Harare The Meikles, the event will bring together Zimbabwe’s clean-energy ecosystem for a focused programme of conferences, leadership roundtables, technology discussions, networking, exhibitions and the Zimbabwe Clean Energy Awards 2026.
The conference agenda will address the issues shaping investment, development and operational performance across Zimbabwe’s energy market.
Key conversations will include:
- Panel Discussion I: Scaling Utility-Scale Renewable Energy & Storage — exploring project execution, storage integration, grid requirements and the conditions needed to strengthen Zimbabwe’s energy security.
- Panel Discussion II: Accelerating Distributed Energy & Rooftop Solar — addressing affordability, system quality, financing, commercial and industrial adoption, residential solar and wider energy access.
- Panel Discussion III: Mobilising Investment & Green Finance for Zimbabwe’s Clean-Energy Transition — examining bankability, risk allocation, project development and the financing mechanisms required to move viable projects forward.
- Roundtable I: Corporate & Industrial Energy Transition, Sustainability & Net-Zero Leadership Forum — examining renewable-energy adoption, industrial resilience, sustainability strategy and practical decarbonisation pathways.
- Roundtable II: Solar Project Engineering, Construction & Asset Performance Forum — focusing on engineering quality, project delivery, operational reliability and long-term asset value.
- Roundtable III: Solar and Storage Developers’ Investment & Bankability Forum — connecting developers, financiers and project stakeholders around investment readiness and commercially sustainable project structures.
The programme will also explore utility-scale solar and storage technologies, solar policy and regulation, industrial net-zero pathways, digitalisation, smart grids, project finance, distributed energy and solar-asset optimisation.
The event’s advisory board comprises:
- Alexio Mashonganyika, Division Manager – Infrastructure Projects, Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe
- Zivah Waniwa, Executive Director: Zimbabwe & Zambia, MBHE Valley Acres
- Tinashe Ngirandi, Executive Director, Centre for Diplomacy and Public Affairs
They will be joined by an expanding line-up of energy, finance, infrastructure, policy and sustainability leaders, including:
- Frank Tinarwo, Provincial Head, Matabeleland North Province, Ministry of Energy and Power Development
- Edington Tapera Mazambani, Chief Executive Officer, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority
- Ernest Masvavike, Director – Strategy, Research and Innovation, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
- Audrey Madzudzo, Principal Technical Officer, Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe
- Amos Kapenzi, President, Association of Energy Engineers Zimbabwe
- Anglistone T Sibanda, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Carbon Markets Forum
- Francis Gogwe, Chief Executive Officer, De Green Rhino Energy
- Ian Mckersie, Managing Director, Nyangani Renewable Energy (Pvt) Ltd
- Victor Utedzi, Managing Director, African Transmission Corporation
- Susan Mawonawani, Managing Director, Purleigh
- Nyasha Frank Mpahlo, Executive Director, Green Governance Africa
- Sheila Muzavazi Matinya, Country Head of Commercial, Vivo Energy
- Chandirekera Mutubuki-Makuyana, Country Coordinator, Private Financing Advisory Network
- Terence Chambati, Country Head – Zimbabwe, Grid Africa
- Caleb Dengu, Managing Partner, CDFTrust and Consulting Private Ltd
- Memory Mashingaidze, Finance Director, Tatanga Energy
- Mennard Chekayi, Infrastructure and Investments Lead, MamboAnesu Estates (Private) Limited
Together, these contributors represent the regulatory, project-development, infrastructure, finance, industrial-energy and sustainability perspectives required to support a more reliable and investable clean-energy market.
Zimbabwe Clean Energy Week 2026 is supported by organisations representing technology, project delivery, regulation, finance and industry intelligence.
The current partner network includes:
- Industry Partners: GoodWe and Purleigh Investments
- Pan-African Partner: JA Solar
- Session Partners: LONGi, Asmasol Consult and GLOER Investments Pvt Ltd
- Powered By: SolarQuarter and Energy Storage Pro
- Supported By: Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority, Green Finance Alliance and Future Energy Leadership Alliance
Their participation reflects the collaborative approach required to advance Zimbabwe’s clean-energy ambitions—from technology deployment and project finance to regulation, skills, market intelligence and industry partnerships.
With the event date approaching, organisations and professionals are invited to participate across several areas:
- Join as a sponsor to position your brand alongside Zimbabwe’s clean-energy leadership community and strengthen visibility among policymakers, investors, developers and major energy users.
- Exhibit your solutions to demonstrate technologies, products and capabilities supporting solar generation, storage, grid infrastructure, digitalisation, project development and industrial energy transformation.
- Join as a speaker to contribute expertise, share practical experience and help shape industry conversations around Zimbabwe’s evolving energy priorities.
- Submit an award nomination to recognise exceptional achievements across technology, projects, business performance, teams, sustainability, finance, investment and industry leadership. Nominations for the Zimbabwe Clean Energy Awards 2026 close on 29 November 2026.
- Register as an attendee to gain current market insights, explore emerging opportunities and connect directly with the organisations and decision-makers shaping Zimbabwe’s energy future.
As Zimbabwe works to strengthen energy security and translate renewable potential into operating projects, collaboration between government, regulators, financiers, developers, technology providers and energy consumers will be increasingly important.
Zimbabwe Clean Energy Week 2026 offers the industry a timely meeting point to exchange knowledge, develop partnerships and advance the projects and solutions needed for a more reliable, competitive and sustainable energy future.
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