Lack of funds hinders park’s completion

560 hectare integrated industrial park that is located about 11 kilometres east of Harare’s CBD.
Funding constraints have slowed work at the industrial park, which started about 10 years ago.
Industrial Development Corporation Zimbabwe Limited public relations advisor Mr Derek Sibanda said the US$93 million is required to complete infrastructure servicing that includes road works, water and sewer reticulation.
“In an endeavour to accelerate development of the integrated industrial park, discussions with potential Chinese investors are at an advanced stage.
“The same Chinese investors have developed similar parks in Egypt and Zambia. Furthermore, the company has secured US$1,5 million from the shareholder to complete water works and service a low density residential phase,” he said.
Sunway City (Pvt) Limited is a subsidiary of the IDC and its park has been planned as a national project that seeks to promote foreign investment into the country.
The idea is to develop the park into a production, commercial and residential logistical hub base for entering the Comesa and Sadc markets.
It is strategically located as it is traversed by a regional road and railway and is also conveniently located only 6,5 kilometres from the Harare International Airport.
This will provide a direct link between the Sunway City’s Inland Port (Dry Port) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe’s Air Cargo Hub development project at the airport. The Beira Corridor also terminates at the park.
Mr Sibanda said to date four companies are already operational in the industrial park, one producing bleached cotton products, the second manufacturing animal and public health products, the third processing chrome and the fourth one is the country’s national oil procurement company.
Construction of four buildings is currently underway in the Export Processing Zone.
Two are textile factories, one is a software development building and the fourth is storage warehouse. Onsite and offsite water infrastructure is also in place.
In the residential sector, some 225 low-density stands have been serviced and most of them are already occupied.
Servicing of the second and third residential phases, which is being done as a joint venture project with the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities is almost complete.