Bikita Minerals begins work on power line

Own Correspondent 

President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced yesterday that lithium miner Bikita Minerals is investing US$22 million to build a power line that will supply electricity to the surrounding communities.

Speaking at the commissioning of Bikita Minerals’ petalite and spodumene processing plants, President Mnangagwa  revealed the development.

“Bikita Minerals is constructing  a US$22m  power line, expected  to be commissioned  during the first quarter  of 2024, while an additional US$2m  has been set aside for the rural electrification programme covering  Bikita, Gutu and Zaka districts.

I congratulate Bikita Minerals and Sinomine Resource Group for these noble and high impact projects. I challenge other private sector players to also invest in  similar projects to further precipitate the growth of our  economy, over  and above the improvements of the  livelihoods of the people of our great  motherland, Zimbabwe,” President Mnangagwa said.