Inter Press ServiceBatoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme Topics https://www.ipsnews.net/topics/batoka-gorge-hydroelectric-scheme/ News and Views from the Global South Tue, 05 May 2026 17:17:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Zambezi River Authority Working to Avoid Kariba Mistakes at Batoka https://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/zambezi-river-authority-working-to-avoid-kariba-mistakes-at-batoka/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/zambezi-river-authority-working-to-avoid-kariba-mistakes-at-batoka/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:59:30 +0000 Ish Mafundikwa http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=128518

By Ish Mafundikwa
Batoka Gorge, Oct 31 2013 (IPS)

Tens of thousands of people were forcibly moved from their homes to make way for the Kariba Dam almost 60 years ago. A new Hydroelectric Scheme is being proposed at Batoka upstream from Kariba and the Zambezi River Authority is  working to ensure that the lives of those in the vicinity are not overly disrupted.

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