Verify Engineering (Pvt) Ltd says it is ready to play its part in ensuring that Zimbabwe attains Vision 2030 through industrial innovation and local production that directly responds to the people’s needs.
The company, a wholly Government-owned entity under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, is spearheading a range of transformative projects in energy, gas production, and value addition to mineral resources — all aimed at boosting local industry and improving livelihoods.
Verify Engineering Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Pedzisai Tapfumaneyi, said the organisation’s innovations are aligned with the national vision of transforming Zimbabwe into an upper middle-income economy by 2030.
“As for Vision 2030, the Government has laid a solid foundation for economic growth. Growth can only be achieved through capacitating infrastructure development. At Verify Engineering, we are driving that process through the supply of critical industrial and medical gases that power various sectors of the economy,” said Eng Tapfumaneyi.
He commended the Second Republic, led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for creating an enabling environment that promotes innovation, industrialisation, and partnerships with local institutions.
Through its strategic business unit, VE Gases launched in August 2021, Verify Engineering has become Zimbabwe’s largest producer of industrial gases by capacity. The company now supplies oxygen, nitrogen, and other essential gases to key sectors such as healthcare, petrochemical refining, steel making, manufacturing, and food processing.
Before the establishment of Verify Engineering, industrial gases were largely imported or supplied by the British Oxygen Company (BOC). However, VE has since decentralised operations, opening nine branches across the country — including Hwange, Bulawayo, Chiredzi, Chitungwiza, Kwekwe, and Gweru — to ensure easy access for customers.
As part of its health sector interventions, Verify installed a 5,000-litre medical oxygen tank at Chipinge District Hospital in 2023, complete with a vaporiser and gas reticulation system that supplies oxygen to all of the hospital`s wards. The project has significantly improved healthcare delivery in the region.
Patients in Chipinge, Chivhu and other towns are now benefiting from Verify’s decentralised gas systems, which have made medical oxygen more accessible and affordable.
The company is also leading in renewable and clean energy innovations through its VE Energy unit, which designs and facilitates energy infrastructure across the country. The division offers engineering, procurement, and construction solutions to independent power producers (IPPs), businesses, and households, while also preparing to offer operation and maintenance services for power stations.
Currently, Verify Engineering is conducting research into the production of lithium salts for batteries, pharmaceuticals, and mining applications. The company already possesses the technology for value addition and beneficiation of lithium and is seeking investors and partners to commercialise lithium battery production.
“We are ready to move into lithium value addition and produce batteries locally. This will not only reduce imports but also place Zimbabwe on the map as a key player in green technology,” said Eng Tapfumaneyi.
The company is also exploring biogas packaging technology and working on producing hydrogen, methane and liquefied petroleum (LP) gas from coal, further contributing to the country’s energy mix.
Through its VE Technical Services division, Verify is manufacturing gas plants locally — projects that were once outsourced abroad. Zimbabwean engineers are leading this process, building and maintaining plants in Mutare and at Midlands State University’s silicon nanoparticle facility.
Additionally, the company is developing a 300,000-metric-tonne urea plant, a major project that requires US$400 million in investment. The initiative will significantly reduce the import bill for fertiliser and support agricultural productivity.
All of Verify Engineering’s work is being done by local experts, showcasing Zimbabwe’s growing technical capacity.
““Zimbabweans can do it. We are showing that innovation and production can be driven from within our borders. We are determined to play our part in Vision 2030,” said Eng Tapfumaneyi.
With its diversified projects in gas production, renewable energy, lithium beneficiation, and fertiliser manufacturing, Verify Engineering continues to prove that technology and innovation are at the heart of national transformation.
As the country pushes towards Vision 2030, Verify Engineering’s efforts stand as a testament to Zimbabwe’s ability to innovate, industrialise, and achieve sustainable development — powered by its own people.
