Zambia Cuts Power From World's Biggest Man-Made Reservoir
- Water volumes at Victoria Falls are near a record low
- Zambia doesn’t anticipate power cuts as a result of shortages
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Zambia has reduced hydropower production at the Kariba Dam because of rapidly declining water levels at the world’s biggest man-made reservoir that straddles the border with Zimbabwe, the energy minister said.
“We have noted the poor water situation for the Zambezi system necessitating reduction in generation at Kariba,” Matthew Nkhuwa said, without providing further details. Water outflows through the turbines at Kariba, which shows how much power they’re producing, has been cut by 27 percent this month.