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Year Mooted: 1974

Province: Mashonaland Central

Year contract signed: 2020

Year construction started: 2020

First contract value 2020: US$164 258 525

Contractor: China Nanchang

Implementing Agency: Zimbabwe National Water Authority

Scope of works:

• Construction of a 70-metre-high double curvature concrete dam
• Care and diversion of the river
• 102m drop inlet spillway
• Outlet works and access road
• Construction of bulk treatment works and pipeline

Progress so far

• Engineer’s site establishment now at 60 percent
• Contractor’s Site establishment now at 85 percent
• Temporary access road No.1 construction now 100 percent
• Temporary access road No.2 construction – 90 percent

Overall progress: 12 percent

Benefits of the dam

• Centenary water supply
• Agriculture – Irrigation of up to 2 400 hectares
• Fisheries
• Tourism
• Power generation of up to 800 kilowatts