INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT
In the short to medium terms, Ehad is going to position herself as the leading developer of truly, decent, modern affordable housing by constructing precast houses as opposed to brick and motor which are expensive and take longer to build. We shall build several story buildings to maximise on space and defray the cost of land and bulky services – ultimately rendering the houses cheaper. No developer in Zambia is doing this. In the medium-long terms, Ehad is going to set up modular systems factories to start erecting modular houses to cater for both low-end and high-end markets in the next 5 years. This will be evolutionary and will give us leverage in the market. Setting up the plant will be costly, but we shall be able to recoup our investments in 3 – 5 years of set up. We look to raise some $ 1 billion over the next 5 years in this sector.
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Zambia has been dependent on the mining sector – particularly copper. Although stride have been made in the agricultural and tourism sectors, they are not enough to spar significant economic growth and present an alternative or match to the mining industry as far as contribution to GDP is concerned. Th net result is inadequate staple food supply, with a ripple effect in escalation of commodity prices which are also subject to other factors. Agricultural products like cooking oil, maize meal, are of prime importance and the need is urgent in Zambia. Backed by RND, Ehad will use synergies with industry leaders in the region and beyond to harness the soya, sunflower, ….cash crops etc to flood the market with these products over the next 4 – 5 years. With plenty of arable land, coupled with government’s resolve to address the food scarcity, we are certain to reach our set goals in this regard. Moreover ,at present ,the region suffers from perennial food shortages since our neighbouring country Zimbabwe lost her status as the food basket of Southern Africa.
ENERGY
Zambia is endowed with myriad favourable land masses suitable for solar and win energy farms. However, owing to exorbitant set-up costs, these sectors have not enjoyed massive investments – enough to reduce the dependence on hydroelectricity. This has been exacerbated by non-cost reflective tariffs which have rendered the sector uncompetitive and unprofitable in the short-term. To circumvent this concern, Ehad is going in for a long haul, that is, long-term investment. Secondly, Ehad will leverage the existing distribution infrastructure for the
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO). The main clients would be the major consumers of electricity being the mining industry who are able to pay competitive process -instead of focusing on domestic consumption.Research shows that Zambia’s electricity tariffs are among the lowest in the region. This presents an opportunity beyond our borders, and this is projected to continue for the next 10 – 20 years. Lastly, the nation’s only refinery at Indeni, has been beset by problems. Indeni faces closure. Even at full capacity, Indeni has no capacity to meet national oil demands. For this reason, our market is inundated with imported products, mainly form South Africa. Therefor, by setting up an oil refinery, on in the vicinity of Tazama pipeline linking Tanzania and Zambia, Ehad will position herself as an alternative provider of oil products. We seek to invest widely in clean, safe discharge of waste gases by ‘recycling’ them to produce useful, harmless solid products. This will be a revolution, as it would avert contributions towards global warming.
MINING AND MANUFACTURING
In spite of being endowed with so many mineral deposits, Zambia has not taken advantage of these resources by changing raw material to finished products. This is where Ehad comes in. We shall invest heavily in processing of these minerals which we can buy from local producers and then sell in the country, the region and beyond. Our investment in the sector will weigh heavily on processing and less on mining dictated by market forces. This value addition will increase forex, create mass employment, reduce poverty.
