Ngwenya lands top Comesa hydro power job

ZIMBABWEAN technocrat Mr Sindiso Ngwenya has been elected chairperson of the International Network on Small Hydro Powers 2016 coordinating committee.

Mr Ngwenya, who is also secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), was elected yesterday during the organisation's top meeting in Hangzhou, China.

He will provide leadership and oversight on small hydro and renewable energy to 80 countries globally, Comesa reported in a statement.

Mr Ngwenya takes over from Mr Chen Lei, the Minister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China.

Accepting the new role, Mr Ngwenya applauded the drive to put the small hydro power and renewable energy on the top of the global agenda under the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mr Ngwenya undertook to work closely with all partners including the 500 companies that are part of the INSHP to promote innovative means of financing both downstream and upstream investments in small hydropower and other renewable energies on the basis of Public Private Partnerships.

He said the INSHP provided a unique platform for international partnership in sharing experiences, capacity building, transfer of technology and innovation.