PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU
MIRROR REPORTER

KWEKWE – Chinese gold mine Ming Chang Sino-Africa Mining Investments is set to establish a 300 megawatt power plant at its Indarama Mine in Kwekwe to mitigate the continued load shedding.
The mine’s Administrative Manager Eric Yan Bo who spoke on behalf of the mine’s Director Xing Mingchang told journalists during a tour of the mine that the project will also benefit the surrounding community.
He said the project will be rolled out in three phases of 100 megawatts each.
“Currently, preliminary research and consultation work as well as the GIA Grid impact assessment report are underway, the application will be submitted to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) before October. The shortage of electricity has had a significant impact on the company’s production. Therefore, the company plans to build a thermal power plant within Indarama Mine in three phases with each phase being 100 Megawatts.
The construction of the power plant will greatly improve the power supply to the surrounding miners and general public. We implemented all our projects using revenue from the mine we do not borrow money from the bank and the projects have amounted to more than US$ 30 million so far,” he said.