Kariba Dam records significant inflows: ZRA

THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) says inflows into Lake Kariba and other upstream gauging stations since January 1 were encouraging, raising hope of increased power generation from the dam’s turbines.

In November last year, ZRA announced that water levels in the lake were low and ordered the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to cut electricity generation at the Kariba South Power Station by half to preserve water in the dam.

ZRA is responsible for the allocation of water used by the country’s Kariba South and Zambia’s Kariba North Power Stations.

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