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Africa’s largest steel plant is closer to being a reality after it has been revealed that the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has completed the construction of a 27-kilometre temporary power line to supply electricity to the Mvuma Steel Plant production company site, putting the wheels in motion for the establishment of Africa’s largest steel plant. The temporary powerline will provide the necessary electricity while the permanent powerline, a 97-kilometre high-voltage power line from Sherwood to Kwekwe, is being built. Dinson Steel, a Chinese business, is building the steel mill. Also Read: Gonde River bridge project now underway in Zimbabwe Related Posts: Zimbabwe’s Walvis Bay Dry Port constructed to enhance business Turnall Automated Roofing Plant Project is nearly complete Expansion of Uis tin mine Dinson, a subsidiary of Tsingshan Holdings, has been granted exclusive rights to build a new town between Mvuma, Chivhu, and Chirumanzu districts around its new facility. Dinson Steel spokeswoman Pardon Kufakunesu said ZESA had been crucial in delivering temporary necessities for the start of work, which included the construction of a shelter, during a recent inspection of the site by ZESA board members and top engineers. Africa’s largest steel plant benefits The Mvuma Steel Plants will be split into two locations, one in Midlands for iron ore smelting and the other in Chikomba, Mashonaland East, for the majority of the mining and beneficiation. The facility is intended to employ 5,000 people and will be three times the defunct ZISCO Steel, formerly the continent’s largest. According to ZESA Authority’s Holdings executive chairman Sydney Gata, this is a crucial national initiative, and the business is dedicated to seeing it through. It will be the country’s largest consumer project, requiring up to 500MW in the next two years, which is about a third of its current usage. Gata reported that the business had finished all of the transmission system designs, including the line that will run from Sherwood near Kwekwe to feed the project’s two locations. This initiative is projected to provide the country with several economic and social benefits. |
