Categories: Top story of the day

Zimbabwe and China sign $320m power deal

Zimbabwe and China today signed a $320 million power deal for the expansion of the Kariba South Hydro Power Project which will boost electricity generation by 300 megawatts. The deal was signed by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa and Zhu Hongjie president of the China Exim Bank which provided a loan of $319.5 million payable over 20 years at 2 percent interest. The Zimbabwe Power Company will provide only 10 percent of the project cost which is $35.4 million. The project is expected to take four years and will be carried out by a Chinese company Sino Hydro.

(31 VIEWS)

Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

Share
Published by
Charles Rukuni

Recent Posts

Zimbabwe third among the least free countries in SADC

Zimbabwe has been ranked third among the least free countries in Southern Africa but it…

May 24, 2026

Why I had a girlfriend two months after my wife’s death- Take 1

I had always considered it a curse for a wife to die before her husband.…

May 18, 2026

Why I had a girlfriend two months after my wife’s death

This is a true story about the challenges and loneliness I faced when my wife…

May 17, 2026

Coming soon

My first long-form article in booklet form: Why I had a girlfriend two months after…

May 16, 2026

Insider Publisher starts whatsapp channel

The editor and publisher of The Insider, Charles Rukuni, has started a whatsapp channel through…

May 15, 2026

Who propped whom: Masiyiwa vs Nyambirai?

A friend who knows about my legal battle with Zimbabwe’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, way…

May 1, 2026