For decades, the Kariba Dam on the River had provided the bulk of electricity consumed in Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, in September, Zambian officials signalled that, owing to desperately low water ...

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Kariba Dam is designed to operate between 475.50m and 488.50m and currently, the lake's water level is significantly lower than it was at the same time in 2024.

Finance is difficult but possible, as demonstrated by plants such as the 250 MW Kariba Dam project in Southern Africa, backed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

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Oxford Economics Africa this week produced a sobering report on the region’s dam levels. The Kariba Dam, which straddles ...