A recent visit by the Energy Parliamentary Portfolio Committee to the site of the proposed US$172.8 million solar plant in Gwanda revealed that little progress has been made towards the construction of the 100-megawatt plant.
According to CITE, the site is currently overgrown with bushes and shrubs and lacks signage and proper facilities.
The wooden buildings are infested by termites, the roof titles are missing, and there is a single solar panel for security lighting.The state of the site prompted the parliamentarians to grill Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) managers about the contract awarded to Intratrek Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd, led by Executive Director Wicknell Chivhayo, and its technical partner ChiNT Electric, on October 23, 2015.
The meeting between the members of the Energy Parliamentary Portfolio Committee and the ZPC representatives was held under the blazing sun due to the absence of even basic facilities.
