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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The water levels at Lake Kariba have continued to fall, with usable storage at 5.63% as of 21 November 2021, compared to 26.88% recorded on the same date last year.<\/p>\n

The low water levels might worsen power shortages in the country as the hydroelectric power plant is Zimbabwe\u2019s only reliable power station.<\/p>\n

The power plant has a generation capacity of 2 130 megawatts split between Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

According to the latest Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) weekly hydrology report, the lake level has been decreasing due to low inflows from the mainstream Zambezi River. Reads the report:<\/p>\n

The Kariba Lake is designed to operate between levels 475.50m and 488.50m (with 0.70m freeboard) for hydropower generation.<\/p>\n

The Lake level has been decreasing steadily on account of low inflows from the mainstream Zambezi River, closing the period under review at 476.31m (5.63% usable storage) on 21st November 2022, compared to 479.32m (26.88% usable storage) recorded on the same date last year.<\/p>\n

Kariba Dam water is shared by Zimbabwe and Zambia and is managed by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), an agency jointly controlled by the two nation\u2019s governments.<\/p>\n

Both Zimbabwe and Zambia have built extra hydropower turbines at Kariba in the past decade, which release more water downstream.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The water levels at Lake Kariba have continued to fall, with usable storage at 5.63% as of 21 November 2021, compared to 26.88% recorded on the same date last year. The low water levels might worsen power shortages in the country as the hydroelectric power plant is Zimbabwe\u2019s only reliable power station. 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