Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.8 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Energy |
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Table 3.8 Excise taxes, 2017 and 2019
Commodity code corrected; Description of goods; Rate of duty 2017; Rate of duty 2019
3826.00.00; Biodiesel and mixtures ; USD 0.16/L; USD 0.16/L
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WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.10 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences, Other environmental requirements |
Energy, Other |
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Table 3.10 Goods subject to import controls and/or licensing, November 2019
Description/HS Chapter; Legal reference Type of licence/permit; Issuing agency, conditions and requirements
Hazardous and toxic substances, radioactive substances; ..; Import licence issued by the MIC, conditional on: permit from the Environmental Management Authority/Radiation Protection Authority
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§91 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Conformity assessment procedures |
Energy |
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3.91. (...) The SAZ's engineering laboratories provide the following services: (...) solar testing (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§54 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
Other price and market based measures |
Energy |
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4.71. The ZERA has the mandate to create an enabling environment for competition, and promote an efficient energy supply industry. It is responsible for preparing a pricing methodology (...) Electricity tariffs must be set to recover full costs, with a view to phasing out, or substantially reducing, cross subsidies (...)
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WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§75 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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4.75. Zimbabwe's electricity mix is based on electricity generation mainly from local coal supplies, hydropower, and imports. (...) The Kariba Dam hydropower plant, with a capacity of 1,050 MW, has been adversely affected by low water levels of the Zambezi River due to drought.
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WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§76 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Energy |
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4.76. Several electricity generation projects, both government- and private sector-financed, are in the pipeline. The projects include (...) the Batoka Hydro Electric Power Plant (1,200 MW) (...) the Munyati Solar Plant (100 MW) (...), the Gairezi Mini Hydro Power Plant (30 MW) (...), Gwanda Solar Plant project (100 MW) (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.7 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Energy |
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Table 4.7 ZPC's generation capacity, as at end-July 2019
Power station; Type; Installed capacity (MW); Available capacity (MW); Available capacity as % of installed capacity (%)
Kariba; Hydro; 1,050; 358; 34
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WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§77 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
Import tariffs, Tax concessions |
Energy |
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4.77. Incentives for renewable energy generation include duty-free imports of solar panels, inverters, solar lights, solar geysers, energy-saving bulbs and tubes, electrical motors and generators. Import duties on lithium-ion solar batteries were eliminated, with effect from 5 August 2019.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§79 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
Other price and market based measures |
Energy |
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4.79. (...) A feed-in tariff regime for renewable energy was reviewed in 2018, but has not yet been implemented. IPPs have a marginal share in electricity generation, mainly solar and small hydropower projects. (...)
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WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§86 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
Internal taxes |
Energy |
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4.86. Fuel prices are controlled by the ZERA under the Petroleum (Petroleum Products Pricing) Regulations, 2018 (S.I. 10 of 2019). (...) The Government collects the following taxes and levies (August 2019): (...) carbon tax collected by the ZIMRA: USD 0.04/L of petrol and USD 0.013/L of diesel; (...)
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