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By Anna Chibamu
ZIMBABWE Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) allegedly awarded a US$250 million tender to Sakunda Holdings for the installation of the 200MW Dema Diesel Power Plant in violation of the country’s procurement procedures.
This came out during a Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio committee oral evidence hearing from ZESA officials on Monday.
The deal had been agreed upon without following due tender procedures, according to the Auditor General’s report.
Committee chair, Tendai Biti described the deal as “atrocious” and demanded answers to several questions relating to the opaque deal.
“Who corruptly awarded Sakunda the US$250 million Dema Power Plant deal and why? How did ZESA get a US$35 million loan from Afreximbank without Parliamentary approval,” asked Biti.