I-Foundation for the Renewal of Tigray (EFFORT) itlikitle isivumelwano nekhamphani yobunjiniyela ye-China i-ECE Engineering ukwakha isitjalo sokuthoma se-PVC resin (i-polyvinyl chloride) esifundeni se-Alato se-Mekele, idolobha elikhulu le-Tigray, ngeendleko ezimabhiliyoni amahlanu wama-Birr (ama-US$250 weengidi ngamanani wamanje).
Isivumelwano se-EPC, esisayinwe izolo e-Sheraton Addis Hotel, sinikelwe ngemva kwehlelo elide lokuthenda elithome ngo-2012. Iphrojekthi leyo yaphinda ithendwe kanengi ngaphambi kobana isivumelwano sinikelwe i-ECE, eyavuma ukuqeda iphrojekthi kungakapheli iinyanga ezingama-30 ukusuka ekuthomeni komsebenzi.
Isitjalo silindeleke bona sikhiqize amathani ama-60,000 we-PVC resin ngomnyaka ngamazinga wekhwalithi ukusuka ku-SG1 ukuya ku-SG8. Ukungezelela, indawo yokukhiqiza amakhemikhali izakufaka hlangana amanye amalayini wokukhiqiza, kufaka hlangana isitjalo se-chlor-alkali, isitjalo se-vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), isitjalo sokukhiqiza i-PVC, isitjalo sokuhlanza amanzi, isitjalo sokubuyisela iimfesi, njll.
I-EFFORT CEO u-Azeb Mesfin, umfelokazi kaNdunankulu ohlongakeleko, wabikezela bona lokha iphrojekthi nayiqediweko, inani elizokwenza lizokukhuphula khulu inani lesiqhema sabanikeli.
I-Polyvinyl chloride resin yikhemikhali eqakathekileko emabubulweni enesidingo esikhulu ngaphakathi kwelizwe nakwamanye amazwe. Iingcwethi zithi ikhemikhali le iqakatheke khulu ebantwini abakhiqizako, khulukhulu emafemini weplastiki e-Ethiopia. Njenganje, imali enengi yangaphandle isetjenziselwa ukuletha umkhiqizo lo, khulukhulu emazweni akhiqiza amafutha, ngombana nawo ungakhiqizwa ngamafutha ahlanjululweko.
I-PVC eqinileko isetjenziswa khulu njengamapayipi wamanzi eenkambisweni zokunciphisa, ngesikhathi i-PVC emanzini ingasetjenziswa nasekugcotshweni kwamakheyibuli kanye neenkambo zokukhiqiza ezihlobene nalokho.
U-Azeb wathi umqondo wefemu bewungowomyeni wakhe begodu uyathaba ngokuthi iphrojekthi le sele yenziwe. Wabuye wathi i-SUR ne-Mesfin Engineering zizokudlala indima eqakathekileko ehlelweni lokwakha iphrojekthi nokuqedwa kwayo ngepumelelo.
Indawo yephrojekthi inothile ngamatje we-limestone, okuyinto eqakathekileko yeentjalo ze-PVC resin.