Simbi Phiri hints at setting up multi-million Pula water pipes plant in Botswana

Friday, January 08, 2021

Big plans: Khato Civils is eyeing a water pipe manufacturing plant in Botswana PIC: KHATO CIVIL

Botswana’s central position in the region could leverage it to be the manufacturer and supplier of water pipes for the regional market.

This is thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is making it too prohibitive for contractors to continue importing such materials from overseas in countries like Italy, China, or Brazil.

Water infrastructure expert and contractor, Khato Civils, have hinted they could set up a manufacturing plant in Botswana from which they would deliver water pipes to their multi-billion pula pipeline project in Malawi.

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Simbi Phiri hints at setting up multi-million Pula water pipes plant in Botswana

Botswana’s central position in the region could leverage it to be the manufacturer and supplier of water pipes for the regional market.