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The company said the project is designed to attract businesses seeking proximity to the airport for manufacturing and export-led activities, with dedicated power and water infrastructure to support operations.
Econet InfraCo, the infrastructure company being spun out of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, is set to develop a 300-hectare industrial park near Robert Mugabe International Airport.
The land will be transformed into a modern industrial hub supported by a 100-megawatt solar power plant, alongside a large-scale data centre.
The company said the project is designed to attract businesses seeking proximity to the airport for manufacturing and export-led activities, with dedicated power and water infrastructure to support operations.
The development would be phased, including the gradual rollout of the 100MW solar plant in line with demand, adding that work on the first phase has already begun.
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Once approvals are secured, the project is expected to rank among the most ambitious private developments since Independence and to align with Government’s national industrial development plans. Mboweni said the initiative is one of several major projects approved by Econet Group founder Strive Masiyiwa.