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Batoka construction work to begin this year
04 Mar 2019 at 02:27hrs | Views
Construction of the Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station is set to begin by year-end after the selection of the winning contractor in six months' time.
An extraordinary Council of Ministers (COM) of the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) held in Zambia a fortnight ago agreed on an implementation roadmap.
The high-level meeting, which brought together finance and energy ministers from Zimbabwe and Zambia, also made a resolution to ask for request for proposals from the three shortlisted contractors - Salini Impregilo of Italy; a joint venture of China Three Gorges Corporation, China International and Water Electric Corporation and China Gezhouba Group Company Limited; and another consortium of US-based General Electric (GE) and Power Construction Corporation of China.
The high-level meeting, which brought together finance and energy ministers from Zimbabwe and Zambia, also made a resolution to ask for request for proposals from the three shortlisted contractors - Salini Impregilo of Italy; a joint venture of China Three Gorges Corporation, China International and Water Electric Corporation and China Gezhouba Group Company Limited; and another consortium of US-based General Electric (GE) and Power Construction Corporation of China.
Source - The Sunday Mail
