Debts being paid to Zambia from state-owned Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) should help pave the way toward construction of the 1,600 MW Batoka Gorge project. The US$3 billion plant is being developed by the Zambezi River Authority, which is jointly owned by Zimbabwe and Zambia. ZESA Chief Executive Elijah Chifamba told a parliamentary committee in February that the utility will have paid Zambia $40 million of its $70 million in debt by the end of March, allowing development to proceed. "
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