Mutirikwe dam hydropower plant, Zimbabwe

3rd December 2010

By: Lindiwe Molekoa

  

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Name and Location
Mutirikwe dam hydropower plant, Zimbabwe.

Project Description
The project involves the construction of a 5-MW greenfield hydropower plant at the Mutirikwe dam (formerly Lake Kyle), south-east of Masvingo. The dam is currently the largest reservoir in Zimbabwe.

Value
The value of the project has not been disclosed.

Duration
The plant could potentially be commissioned by late 2012.

Client
NuPlanet.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

Latest Developments
NuPlanet has been granted a generation licence by the Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission to build the plant. An eight-month technical feasibility and environmental-impact assessment phase for the project will begin in 2011, with procurement, contracting and construction to follow.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
MOL Power, tel +263 4 252 731 or fax +263 4 252 750.
NuPlanet managing director Anton-Louis Olivier, tel +27 12 349 2735, fax +27 12 349 2944 or email al@nuplanet.co.za.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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