Opinion / Columnist
Promises and lies, Mugabe at it again
22 May 2017 at 01:45hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has intensified his un-official 2018 election campaign by promising to build 17 mini-hydro power stations in dams countrywide.
Next year, he will be seeking another term in office.
Mugabe last week said besides installing a mini-hydro power station at Tokwe-Mukosi Dam, Government was looking for investors to build 17 more mini-hydro power stations around Zimbabwe.
"Tokwe-Mukosi Dam will have a hydro-electricity plant capable of producing 15 megawatts of power" he said.
"The inclusion of the plant follows a deliberate policy framework by Government for every new dam to have a provision for the generation of hydro-electricity as we seek to address the county's power deficit and an over-reliance on power imports,".
Mugabe said Environment, Water and Climate ministry through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is in the process of identifying potential investors for the mini-hydro electric plant here and on 17 other dams across the country.
The promise comes as the ZANU PF led government is battling to fulfill its ZimAsset pledges.
Next year, he will be seeking another term in office.
Mugabe last week said besides installing a mini-hydro power station at Tokwe-Mukosi Dam, Government was looking for investors to build 17 more mini-hydro power stations around Zimbabwe.
"The inclusion of the plant follows a deliberate policy framework by Government for every new dam to have a provision for the generation of hydro-electricity as we seek to address the county's power deficit and an over-reliance on power imports,".
Mugabe said Environment, Water and Climate ministry through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is in the process of identifying potential investors for the mini-hydro electric plant here and on 17 other dams across the country.
The promise comes as the ZANU PF led government is battling to fulfill its ZimAsset pledges.
Source - Byo24News
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