China is using advanced solar energy technology to help meet the energy demand in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe..

According to a local source, solar energy equipment will soon be flown to Harare from Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province,

The equipment will be provided and operated by Zhejiang Provincial Energy Research Institute and Zhejiang Meida Solar Energy Industry Corporation Ltd.

China provided solar systems to rural households in Zimbabwe to generate electricity in 1998.

Many other African countries have shown great interest in purchasing solar energy technology from Zhejiang.