Legislator and utility install transformers in Cowdray Park

Legislator teams with utility, drops transformers into Cowdray Park, and thousands of homes edge toward real electricity.

Cowdray Park power push

• Segment 3 gets two transformers.
• Segment 6 gets two transformers.
• Segment 5 gets four transformers.
• Crews toured houses ready for hookup.

Suburb scale and service gaps

• Cowdray Park holds over 78000 households.
• Many homes never had grid access.
• Few residents paid for private connections.
• The area lacks water, sewer, and roads.

National electrification drive

• The government targets 300000 dark households.
• Plan ties into National Development Strategy 2.
• Utility works with lawmakers, councils, and businesses.
• Goal chases universal access by 2030.

Mujeyi projects around Bulawayo

• Mujeyi already gave five transformers across Bulawayo wards.
• Wards 28, 15, and 6 saw equipment.
• Kwami ngo Kwami collects small fees for deeds.
• Funds support roads, drainage, water, and sewer.

Resident reactions

• Methembe Matutu cheers free materials.
• Hazel Tshuma recalls the power absence since 2005.
• Past resident projects collapsed from thin wallets.
• Fainos Hara says the community finally feels seen.