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China’s Dinson to build $40mn

transmission line in Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE’S power utility has signed an company] requiring over 500MW in the next
agreement with a Chinese company for the three years, which is equivalent to almost a third
construction of a $40mn, 400 kV power trans- of today’s consumption.”
mission line linking an iron ore mining and According to Choga, the project will also
steel production plant with a city in central entail the construction of two large substations
Zimbabwe. to supply the carbon and steel plant, an iron ore
Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Dinson) mine and a ferrochrome plant to produce 1.2mn
of China and the Zimbabwe Electricity Trans- tonnes of iron and steel per year.
mission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) “This will be a huge boost to the country’s
sealed the deal on Monday (May 30). In terms of steel industry and is set to generate thousands of
the agreement, Dinson will fund the project with job opportunities at the same time improving the
ZETDC providing the manpower, according to livelihood of the local community,” Choga said.
national broadcaster ZBC. A total of 10,000 people will be employed
The 97km high-voltage line will connect directly and over 50,000 people indirectly in the
Kwekwe city and Manhize where Dinson, a unit steel project, reported The Herald on Tuesday.
of Tshingshan Holding Group, is developing Dinson project manager Wilfred Motsi said
$1bn iron ore mining and steel manufacturing about 300 jobs will be created during the con-
plant. struction of the transmission infrastructure.
ZETDC managing director Howard Choga “At completion, our power line will augment
commented: “This is one of the top public-pri- electricity supplies from the ZETDC while at
vate partnerships, which is meant to construct the same time adding key assets on the books of
97 kilometres of a high voltage power line that Zimbabwe’s power utility,” he said.
will connect the $1bn iron and steel plant to the An environmental impact assessment for the
national electricity grid. It is encouraging that powerline was approved by the government. The
this strategic national project is set to birth the project has applied to the government for special
largest customer project for ZESA [Zimbabwe economic zone status. ™
Electricity Supply Authority, ZETDC’s parent
Edenville Energy takes full control of

Rukwa Coal Project in Tanzania

TANZANIA AIM-LISTED brownfield developer Edenville cash returns in the current global coal envi-
Energy has terminated an operation contract ronment, especially given the attractive pricing
with Nextgen Coalmine Ltd and announced it forecast over the coming years,” Muir said. “To
has since taken over full control of the operation this end Edenville has already started applying a
of the Rukwa Coal Project in Tanzania. modest proportion of its existing cash resources
Edenville said it has brought all its equip- towards expanding the Rukwa operations to
ment back into service, alongside an additional meet this heightened demand.”
pre-strip excavator. With operations back under Rukwa is a coal-to-power project, located in
control, the company hopes to sell 5,000 metric Western Tanzania, is fully approved, and cur-
tons a month. rently produces up to 4,000t per month of coal
The now-cancelled deal was initially entered for sale. The wash plant is also fully owned by
into on February 3. According to Edenville Edenville, resulting in considerable savings in
chief executive Alistair Muir, the termination processing costs. The project also has excellent
will “enable the company to take advantage of transport and infrastructure connections and is
the recent macro changes” around the Rukwa linked by road, rail, and barge. The total in-situ
project. resources across 3 deposits in the Rukwa Coal-
“The company is determined to maximise fields equal 173Mt.™

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