Zimbabwe’s quest for social and economic upliftment is undeniable when one considers the challenges the country is facing, particularly in respect of energy shortages, clean water shortages, threats on food security, extreme deindustrialisation and job losses, environmental degradation and many other climate-change-related disasters. Addressing these challenges calls for a deeper reflection on utilising the country’s natural and other resources to ensure a sustainable development path to prosperity. A framework of appropriate policies has to be in place to progressively pursue this path. The authors discuss the legal and policy framework of the green energy sector in Zimbabwe and interrogate the opportunities and shortcomings of the legal and policy framework available.

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