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Zimbabwe: Mega Dam Project Could Flounder in the Face of Climate Change
IPS, 3 November 2015
Zimbabwe's planned Batoka Gorge power project on the Zambezi River is expected to generate 2,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity, upward from an initial 1,600 MW, but the worsening… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Batoka to Produce More Power
The Herald, 22 August 2014
The Batoka hydro-power project, to be undertaken on the Zambezi River, has potential to generate more than the initially anticipated 1 650 megawatts, Secretary for Energy and Power… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Power Cuts - Chickens Coming Home to Roost
Zimbabwe Independent, 16 October 2015
Some months ago, I asked the people who run the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) for some information on the river flow above Kariba Dam. They refused to give me the information and I… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Batoka Delays Cost Zimbabwe and Zambia U.S.$45 Billion, Says World Bank
New Zimbabwe, 14 September 2015
THE delayed construction of Batoka Gorge Power plant, a 2,400Mw hydroelectric scheme joint venture between Zambia and Zimbabwe, has cost the two countries more than $45 billion in… Read more »
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Zambia: Zambia, Zim Partner On Batoka Power
Times of Zambia, 18 September 2015
ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe have partnered to explore the possibility of developing a 1,800 Megawatt (MW) power station at Batoka Gorge in Southern Province with an estimated investment of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Batoka Delays Cost U.S $45 Billion
The Herald, 16 September 2015
Delayed construction of the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric power plant has resulted in economic losses to Zimbabwe and Zambia of at least $45 billion, the World Bank has said. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Ernst & Young to Advise On Batoka Project
The Herald, 6 July 2015
The Zambezi River Authority has engaged Ernst & Young as financial and legal transaction advisors for the development of the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Scheme. Read more »
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Zambia: Batoka Power Stations Erecting Set for Next Year
Times of Zambia, 25 March 2015
ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe will start constructing the 1, 600-Megawatts (MW) Batoka power stations in January 2016, Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma has… Read more »
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Zambia: 'Zambia, Zim Must Make Zambezi River Produce More Electricity'
Times of Zambia, 20 March 2015
ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe must remain focused in ensuring that the shared Zambezi River, produces more electricity and continues to provide a livelihood for people who live along it,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Batoka Delivers Potential for Greater Emission Cuts
The Herald, 2 March 2015
Some 2 400 megawatts of electricity is now expected to come from the Batoka Gorge hydroelectric power plant, 800MW more than had been originally thought. Read more »