Seke’s power curse: As two plants turn into white elephants

A RUSTED billboard protrudes from the overgrown vegetation to tell a story of broken promises.

With the paint peeling off the giant billboard inscribed Dema Diesel Plant, it is easy for one to interpret the fate of this once upon a time celebrated project.

The billboard and what lies beyond it tell the sad tale of one of Zimbabwe’s failed projects that gobbled an estimated US$350 million all in the name of improving electricity supply in the country.

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