Hon. Marian Chombo, Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution, toured the US$600 million Broxmen Investments Industrial Park in Norton. The project includes a 60MW thermal power station due for commissioning in September, with 40MW earmarked for the national grid and capacity expected to reach 210MW at completion.
The park also houses a fertilizer plant, cement plant and Sunny Yi Feng Tiles factory, creating 5,000 direct jobs. Hon. Chombo praised the investment as a boost to industrialisation, employment, agricultural productivity and import substitution in Mashonaland West.