THE Pomona Waste to Energy project is progressing well, with 80 people now employed by the company, Geo Pomona Waste Management chief executive officer, Mr Dilesh Nguwaya, said yesterday.
He said this on the sidelines of a tour of the plant by Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri.
Mr Nguwaya said if they had not intervened with their project, an environmental disaster was looming in Harare.
“It was a disaster here. The place was toxic, but if you compare right now, the place is now a livable place,” he said.
“You can see there is a great improvement. This is what the Second Republic is doing, to make sure people are living in a good environment.
“So we want to thank His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa for giving us support for this project to go ahead.”
Mr Nguwaya said in the next six months the project works will now move to the construction of a water treatment plant at the site.
The project will see the construction of a 22MW solid waste-fired thermal power plant in Pomona.
The contract for the project was awarded to Geogenix BV, a Dutch waste management company, to design, finance, construct, operate, maintain and own the power station for 30 years after commercial commissioning.
The power station is designed to use solid waste gathered from homes, businesses and industries in Harare.
A 30-year power-purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed between the developers of the power station and ZESA. – The Herald
