The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter LEADING telecommunications company, Econet, through its energy business, Ugesi Energy, has launched a $45 million solar power rural electrification programme under the first phase targeting 100 growth points across the country. Ugesi Energy has unveiled a ZWD45m ($124,300) rural electrification project that includes the installation of solar mini grids throughout Zimbabwe. The project, which will be implemented in partnership with local and international partners, is part of an initiative to provide electricity for more than one million people across Zimbabwe by 2020. Ugesi will roll out the first 10 mini grids in the Matabeleland region, of which three installations should be complete within six months.
Ugesi Energy has unveiled a ZWD45m ($124,300) rural electrification project that includes the installation of solar mini grids throughout Zimbabwe. The project, which will be implemented in partnership with local and international partners, is part of an initiative to provide electricity for more than one million people across Zimbabwe by 2020. Ugesi will roll out the first 10 mini grids in the Matabeleland region, of which three installations should be complete within six months.