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Modaso Energy, a MISA Group company, and Zimbabwean developer Tatanga Energy announce their partnership to develop the Guruve-Mazowe (Chikonyora) Hybrid Renewable Energy Project in Mashonaland Central. Once built, it will be Zimbabwe's first utility-scale wind farm and the first project to combine wind, solar and battery storage on one site at a utility scale in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) with the national utility as a key offtaker.

The project brings together 128 MW of wind, 100 MWac of solar PV and a 50 MW/100 MWh battery behind a single 100 MW connection to the national grid. It is expected to deliver around 550 GWh a year, equal to roughly 5% of Zimbabwe's current annual generation.  

Tatanga Energy originated the project and is the partner on the ground. It leads land, community, permitting and government engagement in Zimbabwe, and has done so since the wind measurement campaign began in 2021.

Modaso Energy leads technical development and structuring. It redesigned the original wind-only scheme as a wind, solar and storage hybrid, and is structuring the project’s offtake, contracting and debt financing towards financial close.

MISA Group, Modaso’s parent company, brings balance sheet strength and its network of financial relationships. It anchors the sponsor group, connects the project to international lenders, investors and risk-cover providers, and holds the partnership together on a single route to financial close. MISA Group is based in Geneva and has operated in Africa for more than 27 years, with activity in more than 25 countries and annual revenue above USD 5-billion.