Apr 29, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Seattle-based cloud computing company Chillmine has signed a memorandum of understanding with Zimbabwean independent power producer (IPP) Energywise to develop solar-powered data centers across the country.
They plan to use power from Energywise’s planned 100MW Runde River Solar Park in Zvishavane, in the south of the country, to power the facilities. Construction timelines on the project are not available.
“We are not only supporting the growth of emerging technologies but also contributing to the sustainable development of our nation’s infrastructure,” said Culven Chipfumbu, managing director of Energywise.
The data centers will seemingly be directly powered by the solar park. This was alluded to by Chillmine CEO Brian Neirby, who said that the park offers the kind of reliable, renewable power essential for scaling energy-intensive operations like AI computing and crypto mining. The location and construction timelines of the planned data centers were not disclosed.
