Online Reporter
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The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) will soon establish a lithium processing plant in a move aimed at positioning Zimbabwe as a strategic player in the global battery value chain.
The development was announced on Friday during the launch of Dr Washington Mbizvo’s book on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), by HIT vice chancellor Dr Engineer Quinton Kanhukamwe.
“This initiative will unlock vast opportunities for value addition and industrialisation,” he said. “It will not only strengthen Zimbabwe’s beneficiation agenda, but also anchor the country’s participation in the fast-growing green energy economy.”
He added that the investment would cement Zimbabwe’s role as an emerging economic powerhouse in the field of battery development.
“Lithium is the oil of the future, and Zimbabwe must be at the centre of that future,” he said.
“This plant at HIT is a step towards making our nation a global hub for energy storage technologies.”
Meanwhile, Dr Eng Kanhukamwe, congratulated Dr Mbizvo on his publication, describing him as a “trailblazer” and commending the book as “a beacon of scholarly excellence” that will guide policymakers and institutional leaders in advancing skills development.
He said the book was not merely an academic contribution, but “a policy and institutional blueprint” aligned with Zimbabwe’s national development vision.
