It has only been a few months since Prof Clive Chirwa was appointed the managing director of the Zambian Railways Corp, and now he has come out with an announcement of an extremely ambitious plan to totally refit the rail system there in just three years. A few other facts jumped out at me from this announcement as being quite noteworthy:
- the timeframes are very short
- he proposes to use local Zambian labour and materials rather than foreign (particularly Chinese) workers as has been the case with some other recent infrastructure projects
- the proposal is for the project to make extensive use of private sector project financing
If he succeeds, the plan will have a massively positive impact on the economy of Zambia through job creation and improved links between resources and markets, and would also have solid environmental benefits through a major reduction on the current reliance on heavy truck transport and fossil fuels (new system to be electrified).
Read the full article here on Times of Zambia or allAfrica.com
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