DBSA finances $190m transmission line in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa

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The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is set to agree $190 million in financing towards the five-year construction of a new power transmission line linking Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The support is through the Sadc Project Preparation and Development facility, which is funded by the European Union and German development bank KfW.

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