Zambia and Zimbabwe plan to launch the joint construction of the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Power Station on the border between the two countries "as quickly as possible," Zambian Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji told Sputnik on Wednesday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th February, 2019) Zambia and Zimbabwe plan to launch the joint construction of the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Power Station on the border between the two countries "as quickly as possible," Zambian Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji told Sputnik on Wednesday.
"This program, I hope you realize, involves two countries, who are both keen and agreeable to make sure that it is put in place. We are on track to make sure that this program starts as quickly as possible," Malanji said.
Malanji added that work on the project was currently dedicated to drawing up legal agreements.
"I will be rushing in giving you specific time of implementation prematurely, because we are actually on the drawing board now, trying to put legal documentation in place, [in particular] the memorandums of understanding between the financiers," Malanji revealed.
The power plant, which is overseen by the Zambezi River Authority, owned jointly by the governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe, will be located on the river and have a capacity of 2,400 megawatts.
