ZPC takes delivery of Deka upgrade project equipment

Harare- ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) has taken delivery of various components for the Deka project , Express Mail Zim can report.
The project is funded to the tune of USD $48.1million Line of Credit (LOC) extended by the Government of India to the Government of Zimbabwe.
The project officially commenced on October 1 2021 and is expected to be completed by March 31 2023. In a statement released Wednesday, ZPC debunked the project scope. “The project scope includes the construction of a new 42 km, 960mm diameter pipeline from Deka High Lift pump station to Hwange Power Station; complete with independent cathodic protection, supply of spare pumps and motors, supply of spares for Deka Low lift and High Lift pump stations, new supervisory control and data acquisition system and field instruments, refurbishment of ZINWA Water Treatment Plant in Hwange, and provision of three tap off points for supply of raw water to the Deka community,” reads part of the statement.

To this end, the first batch of 3 555 mild steel pipes which is currently being offloaded at the Beira port is expected to arrive into the country on the 8th of July 2022, while the first consignment of 30 trucks carrying the pipes to Hwange will be cleared at Forbes Border Post this week,” read part of the statement.
It further reads:
“The project is expected to contribute immensely to the key aspirations of the National Development Strategy (NDS1) and Vision 2030, which is targeted to immensely contribute in achieving energy self-sufficiency. To date, a total of USD 13.7 million has been invested in procuring local goods and services such as surveys, general civil works, inland transportation, pipe laying and jointing, and pipe hydro testing and commissioning, thus, enormously contributing towards socio – economic development.”
According to ZPC authorities, the project is being implemented in parallel to the Hwange Unit 7 and 8 Expansion project, to augment supply of water at Hwange Power Station with the coming on board of the two new units which will add 600MW to the national grid.
” As part of our Corporate Social Investment initiatives, we are cognisant of the need for access to water in the communities that we operate and to this end, there will be several water outlets along the pipeline for the provision of this basic need. Furthermore, we have a deliberate local empowerment strategy where the locals have been given first priority and employed for this and several ongoing projects to ensure that no-one and no place is left behind. ZPC is committed towards energy self-sufficiency by the year 2030, and would like to thank all stakeholders for their sustained support and commitment in a bid to meet all the targets, ”
ZPC is a subsidiary of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority.