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The Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Project, meant to solve perennial electricity shortages in Zimbabwe and Zambia, may not proceed due to significant hurdles, an official has revealed.
The multi-billion-dollar power plant, planned since 1972, is expected to generate 2,400 MW to alleviate power shortages.
Despite renewed efforts in the past decade, ZESA Holdings executive chairperson Sydney Gata said that the project is fraught with risks.
Gata, who was speaking during the ongoing Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit in Victoria Falls, said (via <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200035198/no-end-in-sight-to-zims-power-woesas-mega-project-may-never-take-off">NewsDay</a>):
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The other thing that I would like to mention, especially in respect of Batoka, is that we always need to do more exhaustive feasibility studies.
The project has not seen the light of day since 42 years ago. One of the reasons is that there has not been an exhaustive review of markets and also hydrology.
The project that we have today, in our experience, will not work. There is also a question of enforcement risk.
Enforcement risk is my translation of the experience we had in the reconstitution of CAPCO (Central African Power Corporation) and the formation of ZRA (Zambezi River Authority). That process was not clean.
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Due to low water levels at Kariba Dam, power generation at both Kariba North and Kariba South Power Stations has been severely impacted, resulting in up to 20 hours of load shedding per day in both Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Kariba South Power Station, operated by ZESA, has a generation capacity of 1,050 MW but is currently producing only 124 MW. Said Gata:
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… decisions were being made at a political level without regard to the position of technocrats”.
I said that not all the political leadership is aware of this. We tried very hard to advocate for further extensive studies.
Certain hydrological models and models of investment can overcome this ugly picture. Batoka, as it stands now, is a victim of load factor risk.
It is also a victim of load profile risk, but you can mitigate both. If you do further feasibility studies, there are other options. In fact, some of them we knew about in 1984.
I am surprised that they have not been taken into account. Batoka also needs a market study that is honest and relevant.
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In 2021, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) announced that the consortium chosen to build the project was having difficulty securing funding.
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The Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Project is a big power plant that is supposed to give electricity to Zimbabwe and Zambia. But, it might not happen because of many problems. The project has been planned since 1972 but hasn't started yet. The water levels at Kariba Dam are low, causing electricity shortages in both countries. The people in charge say that more studies are needed to make sure the project will work. The project needs money to start, but it is hard to find. This means that the project may never happen, and people will continue to have electricity problems.

2,400 MW Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Project May Never Take Off

The United Nations has given permission to Zambia and Zimbabwe to construct a $5 billion hydropower dam near Victoria Falls. The dam, called the Batoka Gorge project, will have a capacity of 2,400 megawatts and is located 47 kilometres away from the famous waterfall.
Environmentalists have expressed concerns about the project, as it may affect the natural beauty of Victoria Falls, which is a popular tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. However, the authority overseeing the dam’s construction has stated that it has received clearance from the UN agency to proceed with the project. Munyaradzi Munodawafa, chief executive officer of the Zambezi River Authority, told Bloomberg in an interview that Unesco:
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sent inspectors in 2022 after complaints by some environmentalists that the Batoka project was going to affect the Victoria Falls. 
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During a meeting of the World Heritage Committee, the inspectors reviewed reports and presentations related to the Batoka Gorge project. Munodawafa stated that the inspectors agreed that the project could proceed based on the information provided.
The construction of the Batoka Gorge project, which includes a high wall and power plants, was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and funding concerns. However, it is now set to proceed. The project is led by General Electric Co. and China’s Power Construction Corp. Both Zambia and Zimbabwe, who already share another hydropower facility called Kariba, have faced challenges in meeting their power needs. The African Development Bank is arranging financing for the project, which has been designed to minimize its impact on Victoria Falls.
However, tensions between Zambia and Zimbabwe still exist regarding the project. Zambia’s energy minister, Peter Kapala, announced in June plans to terminate the agreement with General Electric (GE) and Power Construction due to cost concerns and the possibility of a smaller plant being more suitable. Additionally, the rehabilitation of the plunge pool beneath the Kariba Dam, the largest man-made reservoir, is expected to be finished by early 2025. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is also providing advice for the Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower project in Mozambique, which has a cost of $4.5 billion and a capacity of 1,500 megawatts.
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United Nations Permits Zimbabwe & Zambia To Construct A $5 Billion Hydropower Dam Near Victoria Falls

President Emmerson Mnangagwa revealed that he held talks with his Mozambican counterpart, Felipe Nyusi for that country to assist Zimbabwe in meeting its power needs.
President Mnangagwa said that the deal with Mozambique whereby the country’s power utility will supply Zimbabwe will additional power will be consummated soon. He said:
<blockquote>With regard to the issue of electricity, barring the issue of climate change, things were on course. We had seen the need for generating more electricity; this is why we have those various projects I have mentioned.
There are smaller ones which I have not mentioned, but that was the issue: to make sure that we have adequate energy generation, but since I have been here, I have discussed with my counterpart, the President of Mozambique (Filipe Nyusi), to look at Cahora Bassa assisting us.
Yes, we are weak on the financial side, but it is possible for us to strike a relationship where we can access the amount of power we need, the deficit we need to cover from Cahora Bassa and I think that is going to be consummated very soon so that we go back on course, but also we continue to implement our own projects in regard to that.</blockquote>
President Mnangagwa also revealed that a consortium of General Electric and China Power was awarded the tender to the Batoka Gorge project which is expected to cost US$4 billion and generate 2 400MW of power.
The project will be carried out on the Zambezi River below the Victoria Falls and upstream of the Lake Kariba and will be jointly shared by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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