Climate Changed
Too Much Water or Too Little: Hydropower Fights Wild Weather
- Shift has sweeping implications for regions relying on dams
- ‘The challenge is the future doesn’t look like the past’
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The Kariba Dam has towered over one of Africa’s mightiest rivers for 60 years, forming the world’s largest reservoir and providing reliable electricity to Zambia and Zimbabwe.
But as drought grips the region, flow on the Zambezi river has dwindled to a third of what it was a year ago. Last month, Zambia’s state-owned power utility began cutting output, unleashing daily blackouts that leave more than 17 million people in the dark.