BUSINESSMAN and philanthropist, Strive Masiyiwa has, through the “Re-Imagine Rural” initiative, completed a 100 killowatt (KW) solar power project at Ndolwane, Bulilima district, near Plumtree town in Matabeleland South.
We chose it as the first site of our Re-Imagine Rural Ugesi Mini-grids,” Masiyiwa wrote.
It facilitates the completion of Ndolwane being modernised to a proper service centre which should have modern houses and modern planning like any other town,” Phuti said.
“Now this electricity programme that has been put is going to assist that Ndolwane Rural Hospital be upgraded to a proper district hospital because the infrastructure is there.
He also said the solar project would also assist water abstraction from the river to the hospital and other projects around Ndolwane.