The Zambia power utility Company ZESCO has subcontracted Sinohydro a Chinese state-owned hydropower engineering and construction company to construct a 100 megawatts solar power plant in Chikonkome ward of Chisamba District of Central Province.
Chisamba District Commissioner DC has exclusively confirmed the development to the Zambian Business Times – ZBT, indicating that the completion of the construction of the 100MW will take a maximum of 2 years.
Questions have emerged on the contractual terms and the amounts that are to be paid to Sinohydro on this particular project.
Mboyoma however could not reveal the total budget for the project adding that ZESCO will be in a better position to give out contractual terms and the amounts that are to be paid.
Moyoma however said that the land has been identified for the construction of the 100MW solar power in Chisamba District of Central Province.
“ZESCO has subcontract Sinohydro and they are the project executors and the project construction is likely to take a maximum of two years.” Responded Mboyoma to a ZBT query.
Asked if two years is not too much for such an important project at a time when the country is facing a huge power deficit, Mboyoma said, “It’s not too much because I said within it can be 2 years or less for you, and me that understand the technical aspects that are required in the installation of such a plant we would rush such a project because there are a lot of technical issues that have to be looked at just to make sure that the plant serves that people.”
efforts to however get a comment from ZESCO have proved futile by press time.
