10 ongoing mega projects in zimbabwe zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern africa with
a spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife much of which is contained within parks reserves and
safari regions victoria falls on the zambezi river plunge 108 meters into the batuka gorge
where white water rafting and bungee jumping are available matucidona and mana pools national parks
located downstream are home to hippos rhinos and a variety of birds despite the ongoing covet
19 outbreak the zimbabwean government has continued to prioritize infrastructure development
since the projects are vital to strengthening the economic environment according to finance minister
m thule and cuba he stated that of a 25 billion zimbabwe dollars set aside for infrastructure
projects in 2020 6.6 billion have been invested by the end of july with the remaining 18 billion to
be raised and injected in the second half of the year despite the carved 19 pandemic's pressures
the government continues to prioritize continuing important infrastructure projects in roads energy
water and sanitation the minister stated during an online press conference
treasury has earmarked resources for these projects which are crucial for ensuring a
business friendly climate he said some of the priority projects according to the minister
are those being supported by china in the energy and transportation sectors stay with
us as we travel across zimbabwe in search of 10 ongoing initiatives that have the potential to
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10. mate blown zambezi water project the mate blown zambazi water initiative mzwp is
a large-scale project taking place in zimbabwe's dry mate blown north area the project aims to
alleviate bulawayo's persistent water shortages by transporting water from the huge zambezi river to
the city the project falls into the category of a major project it is projected to cost 600 million
us dollars which is a sizable sum in african terms the project will be divided into three phases
the guys shangani dam is the first phase of a project phases two and three are the guay shingani
dam to bilawal pipeline and the koi shingani dam to zambazi river pipeline respectively
9. robert mugabe international airport robert gabriel mugabe international airport formerly
known as harare international airport and then known as salisbury airport was founded in 1956.
it is located 15 kilometers south of harwari zimbabwe's capital the airport
serves as zimbabwe's principal entry point and a natural gateway to southern africa
robert gabriel mugabe international airport is zimbabwe's busiest airport with a runway
of 4725 meters in length and four to six meters in width capable of handling wide-body planes
such for boeing 777 be 747 or comparable the international passenger terminal can accommodate
2.5 million passengers per year while the domestic passenger terminal can accommodate 500 thaw sounds
8. zimbabwe's urban renewal project bankabc the financers of the sacova urban renewal project
are scheduled to disperse the first payment of one million us dollar for the ambitious project in the
coming days giving u-tier a big boost before the city can formally acquire a drawdown from
the 8 million us dollar facility bank of bc is completing the last stages of its due diligence
the facility is intended to be used to build free blocks of apartments
in the initial phase of the project the project which was intended to start at
the end of march but was halted owing to the continuing kavit 19 national lockdown
is co-sponsored by muted city council and planned infrastructure development
7. yj power station lange power station located in zimbabwe's northwestern region is the country's
largest coal fire power station with 920 mega lot of installed capacity with four 120 megawatt and
two 220 megawatt units it is next to the wenky colliery open cast mine and is the 14th largest
thermal station in the southern african region the station was constructed in two phases the four 120
megawatt units were put into service between 1983 and 1986 while the two 220 megawatt units were put
into service in 1986 and 1987. the station now generates around 40 percent of the country's
electricity needs with all six units operational in august 2018 cpc officially started expansion
work at ymj power station which will result in the addition of a third stage to the station
with the construction of two 300 megawatt units lan j's generation capacity would be increased
from 920 mega watt to 1520 megawatt as a result of the expansion project
six ziva petroleum's 100 ae solar power plant
siva petroleum is committed to using renewable energy to lower its carbon footprint an initiative
to build 180 solar power plants in zimbabwe was recently initiated by a zimbabwean oil business
ziuva petroleum's petrol stations liquefied petroleum gas lpg locations and depots will
be powered by the electricity generated the oil business intends to begin operations in 2021
they also intend to use a net metering scheme to send 30 percent of the electricity generated
by the solar power plants to the national grid this will improve the population's access to
electricity only 32 percent of zimbabwe's 16 million inhabitants have access to power
5. lake harvest aquaculture expansion the lake harvest aquaculture project on zimbabwe's lake
kariba is africa's largest and most sustainable to labia fish growing operation it delivers a
significant supply of affordable protein to the southern african region while also creating jobs
in zimbabwe particularly for women fish sellers as part of its efforts to selectively re-engage in
zimbabwe this will be the africa development bank group's first private sector investment twenty
thousand tons of fish will be produced annually by lake harvest aquaculture the company is
largely aiming for african markets with zimbabwe accounting for 37 percent of total production a
further 50 percent of the product will be exported to markets in southern africa many experts regard
lake harvest aquaculture to be a paradigm for sustainable fish farming on the continent the
project is divided into three primary operations one breeding and rearing in land-based fish ponds
bakkerton farm two rearing in lake based floating cages and three a fish treatment plant
four zimbabwe road construction project zimbabwe has set aside 900 million us dollars for road
development projects as the country works to rebuild and resurface over 161 kilometers of
roads as part of the road development program this is the most significant step forward in the
country's road infrastructure restoration in the last two decades the road construction projects in
zimbabwe aim to build traffickable world-class roads for public comfort and economic growth
three the two billion dollar cesa and chinese energy power plant
harare china africa sunlight energy sponsored by china announced it will start construction on a
600 megawatt coal-fired power station in western zimbabwe early next year
as part of a 2 billion energy project in the power scarce of an african country
the business a 50 50 joint venture between china's chandantation sunlight and zimbabwe's old stone
investments has completed coal exploration in guay near bilawal and mining is expected to begin in
november zimbabwe's peak electricity demand is 2100 megawatt but the country can only produce
1200 megawatt with the remaining 300 megawatts coming from imports mostly from mozambique
2. someone damn construction project the semodam project in zimbabwe is on schedule
with 40 of the project completed cde sendai nayabani a legislator examined the construction
site and praised the government's dedication to expediting the project
the dam's construction has long been planned but no substantial building actions have been taken
however once the new arrangement was in place construction activity could begin in earnest
within a few months somewhat dam is being built along the ruyu river and will be completed in 2023
forming the border between roshinga and mt darwin districts
the zimbabwean government through treasury is fully funding the 3.4 billion dollars project
one the rehabilitation of a bait bridge harwari kyrandu road project the north-south corridor road
is a multimodal transcontinental interconnector that would eventually connect cape town in the
south with cairo in the north its renovation would spur development in the country and area
with over 50 million cars estimated to pass through in the next 20 years the work on the
road according to transport and infrastructural development minister joel biggie matasa will
entail enlarging existing lanes to match current requirements with contractors having to remove
existing asphalt layers enhance the foundation layers and then overlay new asphalt on top
the route will be dualized in the project's second phase the five contractors are all working on
sections of the route that are 20 kilometers long and if their work meets the required criteria they
will be awarded additional contracts for segments up to 100 kilometers long fossil construction
is constructing the chifu to vuma segment of the road and they are on schedule they plan to finish
the first 20 kilometers by the end of august and the remaining 20 kilometers by december 31 2022
many nations in africa such as zimbabwe have interest in venturing into big construction
projects but lack the appropriate funds to do so zimbabwe on the other hand
is a struggling nation who has managed to carry out several projects though not a
wealthy nation with several other projects in the pipeline hoping to meet their development plan
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