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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>CCC councillors in Harare have requested to meet for a special council meeting to discuss and review the US$344 million Pomona waste-to-energy deal which has been widely criticised.<\/p>\n

In a signed motion, the 31 CCC councillors on Wednesday wrote to Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume requesting a special council meeting to discuss the contract awarded to Geogenix BV.<\/p>\n

According to ZimLive, Geogenix BV is a company registered in the Netherlands but owned by an Albanian businessman who is accused of corruption in his home country. Wrote the councillors:<\/p>\n

We are of the view that the deal is, as we will show, of no benefit to the city and its ratepayers.<\/p>\n

The deal, in our respectful view, will not solve the challenges associated with refuse collection but worsen them.<\/p>\n

Many private players who have been helping the city with refuse collection have since withdrawn.<\/p>\n

A private waste collector, Clean City, has suspended its disposal at Pomona services due to excessive charges by Geogenix.<\/p>\n

The deal between Harare City Council and Geogenix BV is said to be a Build Operate Transfer agreement.<\/p>\n

Build Operate Transfer is a form of project delivery method, usually for large-scale infrastructure projects, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the public sector to finance, design, construct, own, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract.<\/p>\n

The contract signed between Harare City Council and Geogenix BV stipulates that the former will pay the latter US$40 per tonne of waste delivered.<\/p>\n

The stipulated daily delivery is at least 550 tonnes or a minimum of 200 750 tonnes per year \u2013 translating to US$8.03 million for the company in the first year.<\/p>\n

By the second year, the daily tonnage will rise to 650; going up to 750 in the third year; 850 in the fourth year and 1,000 tonnes per day at the start of the fifth year.<\/p>\n

This means that the City of Harare will pay Geogenix BV a minimum of US$14.6 million annually starting in 2027 until 2052.<\/p>\n

Should Harare fail to meet the minimum waste quantities, the city will still be invoiced as though it made the deliveries.<\/p>\n

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