2021 Apprenticeship Training Intake At Hwange Power Station (Deadline 19 March 2021)
About Hwange Power Station
Situated in the North-Western part of Zimbabwe, Hwange Power Station is the largest coal-fired power station with 920MW installed capacity which comprises 4x120MW and 2×220 MW units. It is the 14th largest thermal station in the Southern African region and is adjacent to Wankie Colliery Open Cast Mine. The station was built in two stages. The 4 x 120MW units were commissioned between 1983 and 1986 and the 2 x 220MW were commissioned in 1986 and 1987. All six units are available and the station currently generates about 40% per cent of the country’s electricity needs.
In August 2018, ZPC officially commenced expansion works at Hwange Power Station which will result in a third stage being added to the station with 2 x 300MW units being constructed. The expansion project will increase Hwange’s generation capacity from the current 920MW to 1520MW.
Coal is delivered to the station by an overland conveyor belt which is 6 km long from Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) as well as by trucks from Makomo and Coalbrick mines. Water which is piped 44 kilometres from the Zambezi River is pumped into two 150,000 m3 reservoirs next to the station and conveyed by gravity to its point of use.
Hwange Power station operates as a baseload station, with its availability averaging 80% and a plant load factor of 65%. The station designs largely represent technologies of the late 1960s and some of the equipment such as the boiler controls has had to be replaced with modern digital process controls.
Management of Hwange Power Station was transferred from ZESA to ZPC in January 2001 – the first station to be a part of the electricity sector’s restructuring exercise. As part of this exercise, work practices have been reviewed and a staff training course introduced. Also to enhance operational efficiencies and to train employees, ZPC engaged a consultant for this purpose and is conducting on the job training as well as external training. This has led to a more commercial mind-set among employees and has in turn increased output from the station.
The almost 700 staff members are housed by the station and they also have access to three clinics, pre-schools, two primary schools and a secondary school, a well as a beer hall, a social club and sports facilities for the workforce and its dependents.
Apprenticeship (2021-2025)
The Company is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for a four-year apprenticeship training in the following trades:
- Electrical Power
- Control and Instrumentation
- Carpentry
- Bricklaying
- Boiler Maker
- Motor Vehicle Mechanics
- Painting
- Fitting and Turning
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
- 5 O level passes including English Language, Mathematics, and any Science subject graded C or better. Applicants in possession of A level subjects will have an added advantage.
- A clearance letter from the Ministry of Higher Education Apprenticeship Board.
- Applicants interested in Automotive trades should have a provisional driver’s licence or a clean class 4 driver’s licence.
- Applicants interested in Instrumentation and Control must have at least a B in Mathematics and any Science subject
- Certified copies of ID, birth and educational certificates
- The age limit is 16 to 24 years
Applications from prospective candidates with envelopes clearly stating the preferred Trade accompanied with a detailed resume, certified copies of National ID, Educational Certificates should be submitted at Hwange Power Station Main gate not later than 19 March 2021 and should be addressed to:
The General Manager
ZPC Hwange Power Station
P.O. Box 257
Hwange
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