According to the Ministry of Finance, the seven procurement packages are at different levels of implementation. The project is being funded by the African Development Bank as part of the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund to the tune of $35 million.
“The objective of the EPIR Project is to improve the provision of reliable power supply in an environmentally sound manner through the rehabilitation of the Ash Plant at Hwange Power Station and the sub-transmission and distribution facilities in the country,” a statement from the African Development Bank.
The contract for the sub-transmission system reinforcement package was awarded in January 2013.
Transformers will be replaced at Norton, Mazowe, Atlanta (in Murehwa), Pomona and Stamford (in Harare), Mpopoma and Criterion (in Bulawayo) substations.
Circuit breakers will be replaced at Sherwood (near Kwekwe), Gweru, Zvishavane, Victoria Falls, Marvel (in Bulawayo), Kadoma and Zisco substations.
The project will help improve the reliability of electricity supply to the treatment plant of Harare City and other urban water supply systems.
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