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The largest hydropower plant in the Zambezi basin is at Cahora Bassa, Mozambique. The plant, which generates
2 075 MW of electricity, is the second biggest in Africa after Aswan.
of which about 5 000 MW has been developed
(Tumbare 2004). More than half of this potential is
in Mozambique, about one-quarter in Zambia and
one-sixth in Zimbabwe (SADC and ZRA 2007).
The Cahora Bassa, Kariba and Kafue Gorge dams
provide the bulk of the basin’s hydropower,
generating 2 075 MW, 1 470 MW and 990 MW of
electricity, respectively (World Bank 2010).
The Kapichira Falls hydro station on the Shire
River in Malawi is one of the smallest power
stations in the Zambezi River Basin. The plant
generates 64 MW (World Bank 2010) but there
are plans to double output. Other smaller hydro
plants are Nkula Falls and Tedzani in Malawi and
Victoria Falls in Zambia, which generate 124
MW, 90 MW and 108 MW, respectively (World
Bank 2010).

© P. Johnson, SARDC