Zimbabwe's government announced Tuesday it will open up the countries energy sector to private investors as independent power producers or public-private partnership arrangements, according to the Global Times. The country's energy sector faces serious challenges, as peak demand is about 2,100 megawatts of electricity, and the energy sector only produces about 1,100 megawatts on average. Zimbabwe President Robert Muga said the country's erratic power supplies are hindering economic development, but said the government is working on other initiatives to ease the situation, such as refurbishing a coal-fired power station and expanding power generation at hydropower stations.

(Global Times, July 28, 2010)

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