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Expansion of Hwange thermal power station going on schedule
30 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | Views
State-owned electricity power generator the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) on Monday said that work on the 1.5-billion-U.S.-dollar Hwange expansion project was progressing steadily and on schedule.
Chinese company Sinohydro is carrying out the expansion project on Units 7 and 8 and the work is now at 18 percent completion.
"Come January 2022 Hwange Expansion will deliver 600 MW to the national electricity grid," the company said on Twitter.
ZPC is a subsidiary of power utility ZESA Holdings.
The company said site leveling works for the power plant, excavations for the Unit 8 boiler house section, concrete construction of Unit 8 main power building foundation, rerouting of ash pipes and the cooling water fore-bay foundation were in progress.
"Meanwhile, concrete construction of foundation for main power building, Unit 8 section, batching plant and the construction of the chimney foundation are now complete," the company added.
Zimbabwe is currently enduring a crippling power shortage which has left households and some sections of industry going for up to 18 hours without electricity.
Chinese company Sinohydro is carrying out the expansion project on Units 7 and 8 and the work is now at 18 percent completion.
"Come January 2022 Hwange Expansion will deliver 600 MW to the national electricity grid," the company said on Twitter.
ZPC is a subsidiary of power utility ZESA Holdings.
The company said site leveling works for the power plant, excavations for the Unit 8 boiler house section, concrete construction of Unit 8 main power building foundation, rerouting of ash pipes and the cooling water fore-bay foundation were in progress.
"Meanwhile, concrete construction of foundation for main power building, Unit 8 section, batching plant and the construction of the chimney foundation are now complete," the company added.
Zimbabwe is currently enduring a crippling power shortage which has left households and some sections of industry going for up to 18 hours without electricity.
Source - Xinhua
