President Banda for Itezhi-Tezhi groundbreaking ceremony

LUSAKA, Monday, September 5th, Republican President, Rupiah Bwezani Banda will today officiate at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Itezhi-Tezhi Power Station.

The Itezhi-Tezhi Power Station project is expected to cost US$ 250 million and will be implemented under the Public Private Partnership Framework (PPP) between Zesco and Tata Africa.

The President says the project is expected to create almost 450 direct jobs for the people of Itezhi-Tezhi, the surrounding areas and the rest of Zambia.

“This project will help provide reliable power supply in Itezhi-Tezhi, Mumbwa Area, North-Western Province, Western Province and Zambia as a whole. Additionally, through various interconnection transmission lines that will be constructed, power generated at the new power station will be exported to other countries in the region, which will earn Zambia extra revenues,” the President says.

He is happy to inform Zambians that this project will also boost local small, medium and large enterprises such as cement suppliers, steel suppliers and suppliers of other building materials and other services which will be sourced locally.

“The additional spill-overs of this project include the construction of new roads, new houses, new hospitals and new schools and the expansion of the existing ones. This will include the rehabilitation of water and sewerage facilities. Electricity supply infrastructure to the Ittezhi-Tezhi hospital will also be rehabilitated.”

On Saturday 3rd September 2011 President Banda launched a US$1.5 million water treatment plant in Chongwe, financed by the Danish Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Housing, for the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC).

This is according to a statement issued by state house public relations unit.