Drought leaves key African hydro dam less than a third
full
A regional drought has reduced water levels at Kariba Dam, the
main source of power for Zambia and Zimbabwe, to less than a third
of its capacity.
The dam is only 29% full, compared with 88% a year ago and 31%
at the start of June, the Zambezi River Authority said in an
emailed statement on Tuesday. Zimbabwean Energy Minister Fortune
Chasi warned last month that Zimbabwe will suspend electricity
production at Kariba in September if current rates of depletion
continue.
Engineering News, 18 June 2019
TCTA moves ahead with ZAR12.3bn second phase of
Mokolo-Crocodile water scheme
Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) announced on Wednesday
that it had commenced with the implementation of the
Mokolo-Crocodile Water Augmentation Project Phase 2A (MCWAP-2A)
project, which is strongly associated with minerals and energy
projects in the Limpopo province and is, thus, facing opposition
from environmental
