Co-located with C&I Energy & Storage Summit Zimbabwe
17-19 NOV 2026 | RAINBOW TOWERS, HARARE, ZIMBABWE

POWERING MINES

  • Navigate captive generation, PPAs, technical requirements and licensing
  • Learn from engineers delivering projects in Zimbabwe and the region, not theoretical case studies
  • Understand how storage and hybrid systems change diesel spend, curtailment risk and payback
  • Hear directly from ZETDC, the Ministry of Energy, ZERA, financiers and mining energy peers
  • Cut through complexity to secure power and cost certainty
  • A peer led programme from those understanding your specific requirements and challenges.
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About this co-location

Bringing together the utilities, developers & investors powering of Zimbabwean mining

Powering Mines is the Pre-Conference day of Zimbabwe Mining Week, delivered in co-location with the C&I Energy & Storage Summit Zimbabwe.

It brings the mining sector’s power requirements into direct focus, ahead of the main conference, for the operators, utilities, regulators, financiers and developers responsible for keeping mines and plants running. 

The co-location reflects a straightforward reality: mining growth in Zimbabwe depends on power availability.

Rather than treating energy as a side conversation within the broader mining agenda, Powering Mines gives it a dedicated platform, addressing captive generation, storage, wheeling, power purchase agreements and project finance as a distinct set of decisions in their own right.

Reliable power is not incidental to mining in Zimbabwe; it determines whether ore gets processed, whether expansion plans hold, and whether operations run at all. Powering Mines brings that requirement to the centre of the programme, with Zimbabwe Mining Week & the C&I Energy & Storage Summit Zimbabwe working through it together. 

MASTERCLASSES

Practical Masterclasses for the Future of Mining Power

Join two focused masterclasses at Zimbabwe Mining Week exploring the technical, commercial and financial challenges of securing reliable, affordable and bankable power for mining operations. 

Masterclass 1

Designing a 24/7 Power Solution for Mines

Solar, Thermal, Storage & Economics  |  13:30–15:00

Explore how to combine solar PV, BESS, thermal generation and the grid to deliver reliable 24/7 power. Learn about storage sizing, power quality, payback periods and O&M strategies through practical case studies and exercises.

Join us as we challenge the assumption that solar has no place on a mine.
Masterclass 2

From Term Sheet to Financial Close

Bankable PPAs & Investment Structures  |  15:30–16:30

Discover what makes a mining power project bankable and financeable. Examine PPAs, payment security, FX risk, guarantees, wheeling, risk allocation and the key considerations that can determine whether a project reaches financial close.

PROGRAMME

Energy Security for Zimbabwe’s Mining Sector

Power determines what Zimbabwe’s mining sector can build, expand and process. Powering Mines is the Pre-Conference Day dedicated to that requirement, addressing the mining load and grid reliability challenges operators face today, the captive power and IPP models suited to Zimbabwe, and the bankability detail, PPA terms, FX risk and grid guarantees, that determines whether a project is financed.

Two afternoon masterclasses carry this through to execution: designing a 24/7 power solution, and taking a deal from  pre-feasibility to financial close. 

Sessions are led by the utilities, regulators, financiers and operators already working through these challenges in Zimbabwe

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WHO ATTENDS

Two Sides of the Same Challenge

Powering Mines brings together the mining and energy sectors to find solutions for reliable, affordable power development providing opportunities for the entire ecosystem to work together to tackle this challenge from an holistic perspective.

Mining & Industrial Operators

Mine general managers, engineering and energy managers, processing and beneficiation operators, and procurement leads: from mining houses, smelters and concentrators to large industrial and agri-processing sites.

Energy & Infrastructure Partners

IPPs, project developers, solar and storage providers, EPCs, O&M contractors, banks and DFIs building the generation, storage and grid capacity Zimbabwe’s mining sector needs.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

Shape Zimbabwe’s C&I Energy Future

Gain direct access to decision-makers, visibility across the value chain, and influence that lasts well beyond the pre- conference day. 

  • Engage ZESA, mining houses, manufacturers & C&I energy off- takers 
  • Build brand authority through strategic content and speaking slots 
  • Access senior leadership via headline sponsorship tiers 
  • Utilise our masterclasses to gain unique access to your core audience 
  • Showcase proven solar, storage and embedded generation technologies 
  • Generate qualified leads from Zimbabwe’s largest energy consumers 
  • Strengthen your pipeline with year-round visibility 
Design the system. Structure the deal. Make the project bankable.

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