Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist, Strive Masiyiwa has, through his Re-Imagine Rural initiative, completed a 100KW solar power project in the Ndolwane area in Bulilima district near Plumtree town in Matabeleland South.
Masiyiwa said the Ndolwane site was the first under the Re-Imagine Rural Ugesi Mini-grids initiative.
It now provides power to 70 small businesses, residents and other activities.
Masiyiwa said someone is planning to do a major poultry business using that power and was expanding the power line grid to eventually reach a 10km radius.
He said his initiative has 10 other sites being built around the country and that is his vision of how rural Africa can be reimagined.
