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Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has invited interested companies to input in the setting up of a waste energy project.
The local authority recently resolved to grant a United Kingdom-based company, Pragma Leaf Consulting, the greenlight to set up a $68 million waste energy project.
According to latest council minutes, BCC has withdrawn the earlier resolution to partner the company in implementing the project.
Council realised that it will be a big risk to partner with companies on such projects as the local authority will be blamed in the event of a failure.
Council said it will concentrate on its core function of refuse removal or disposal.
The waste energy project is expected to produce 110,000 litres of bio-diesel and 2.2 megawatts of electricity.
In the previous council minutes, it was reported that the UK registered company had finished a feasibility study for the project.
And as part of the agreement, the investor had indicated that they could bring additional refuse removal compactors to help improve collection.
Pragma had also indicated that its operations would not use potable water as they would obtain and purify water from refuse.
It was also anticipated that if operating at full capacity, an estimated 2,000 jobs would be created for refuse collectors, processors, sorters and some 120 professionals.
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