Zimbabwe seals $7m hydro power deal with Salini firm

Zimbabwean has sealed a $7 million hydro power plant deal to generate electricity at Tokwe Mukosi dam in Masvingo district.

The agreement was signed between government and the Italian contractor, Salini Impregilo .

This will see the firm carrying out excavation works on the power house where the hydro-power plant will be installed.

The entire project will gobble about $20 million.

The plant will generate 15 megawatts of electricity to light up the whole of Masvingo.

Power generated at Tokwe-Mukosi Dam will be fed into the national grid to boost overall electricity output in the country.