News

Industries

Companies

Jobs

Events

People

Video

Audio

Galleries

My Biz

Submit content

My Account

Advertise

Energy & Mining News South Africa

US$2 billion Chinese shot in Arm for Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO: A new mining company in the Gwayi area of the Matabeleland North province of Zimbabwe ? China-Africa Sunlight Energy ? is to invest over US$2 billion in projects involving coal mining, methane coal bed gas extraction and thermal power generation.

The company was established in 2011 through a joint venture between Oldstone Investments, a Zimbabwean investment vehicle, and Shandong Taishan Sunlight, a Chinese conglomerate.

allAfrica.com reports that unveiling the huge investment plan in Bulawayo this week, China-Africa Sunlight Energy deputy general manager Charles Mugari said the company intended to start operations mid-year once it received an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate from the Environment Management Agency.

Read the full article on www.miningreview.com.

Let's do Biz