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Zimbabwe/Zambia: Hydrology risks raise Batoka hydroelectric power questions


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Issue 518 - 10 Dec 2024 - By Tonderayi Mukeredzi | 1 minute read

Zimbabwe and Zambia say work has started to update feasibility studies on the $5bn Batoka Gorge hydroelectric power (HEP) scheme on the Zambezi River. Planned since 1972, initial studies on the scheme were carried out in the 1990s, with financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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