Published: 10 February 2014

The expansion of Kariba South Power Station is now uncertain with the Zimbabwe Power Company and Sino-Hydro of China wrangling about their contractual obligations.

As such, no work has been done despite past claims by government and Zesa officials that all was on course for the project that could significantly ease Zimbabwe’s power shortages.

Shovels were expected to have hit the ground last month, but several pre-conditions ranging from monetary to technical issues are yet to be settled.

Far from Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire's assertion last week that government had fully paid its obligations of $35.5 million to the Chinese company for work to begin, a visit to the site last week showed that nothing has moved.
- heral

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